You can insure yourself up to your eyeballs, but if you don't take risks, what's the point? You have to enjoy life.

I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at five.

Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.

Music will always be my greatest passion.

When I hit my 20s, I took a chill pill and relaxed because throughout my teens I was churning out an album a year. It was a treadmill of work then recording, promoting and touring.

But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat anything.

But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.