I think 'selfies' are fun and expressive, as long as you don't get carried away with it.

A lot of people are wanting him [Barack Obama] to be the president just because he's black. But I think he does have some good views.

I think everybody gets lonely sometimes. I don't know if people can ever understand how you can be in a room full of people and be lonely sometimes.

I grew up poor, but I didn't really know it because of amazing places like the Salvation Army where we got a lot of our Christmas presents from.

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

I think 'selfies' are fun and expressive, as long as you don't get carried away with it.

I don't think music can be held. I don't think artists can be put into boxes or places. It's all about creating and making the best music you can.