I'm not even going to be able to remember the boy who broke up with me over the phone in 25 seconds when I was 18.

I've written all my songs on every single one of my records, and that's what's been fun about looking back.

The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation. So make your words count.

I don't like to feel like I'm some fragile package that has to be shipped by high-priority mail and handled with white gloves.

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 spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief.

As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is.