Songs are my diaries; they always have been. You have to put your trust in everyone because putting down those real, personal details and thoughts that make a song authentic also opens you right up. I am constantly misunderstood; a lot of people just don't get me.

Being "fearless" isn't about being unafraid, it's about being TERRIFIED and still going for it.

Here's what I've learned about deal-breakers. If you have enough natural chemistry with someone, you overlook every single thing that you said would break the deal.

Happiness isn't a constant. You get fleeting glimpses. You have to fight for those moments, but they make it all worth it.

You have celebrities who are pushed to the brink of a public meltdown, and so the public thinks that every person in the public eye has dirty secrets that they're keeping, or isn't what they seem, or is masking it and faking sincerity, faking authenticity, faking being surprised at award shows when you win a Grammy.

I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.

You will never be able to find happiness if you stay attached to the wrong person and don't move on.