One of my favorite songs from the album is a song called 'For Better or Worse,' and it's basically about unconditional love, which is, I'd say, an ongoing theme in my personal life.

The ideal situation would be to bypass all of the drama and mayhem and just get the music right to the people. I'm confident that we'll eventually figure it out.

I'm glad I started so young, because you are really able to endure so much at that age.

I'm kind of a quirky dresser usually. Like today, I'm actually pretty put together, but I dress kind of off sometimes, but that's just part of my personality.

Think with your heart, speak with your soul.

I think that celebrities should never underestimate their power. I mean just to draw attention, because then people get involved on a personal level.

I've learned to have a sense of humor about myself. Lord knows everyone else does!

Being on stage is what I enjoy.

I wouldn't say I was bullied per se, but I did get a lot of unwanted attention because I was musical and stood out. In school you don't want to stand out; you want to blend in.

I've managed to keep my career going in a way that suits me. I'll perform, and then I'll go home to my actual life, and I've never been so visible.

I used to want to be the quickest, loudest, and sharpest. I think as time has gone on, I've gotten more relaxed.

A goodtrap, like a good story, has to arise naturally from the environment.It has to be seamless. If the prey suspects what’s coming, they’ll bolt.

I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad.

Whoever imitates a people is one of them.

I know who I am by now. And I am my own brand.

Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness.

Out in the west Texas town of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl.

To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.

A boy is the only known substance from which a man can be made.

If a little voice in your head is telling you something is up, maybe you should listen.

The next challenge for Christianity is to remind Europeans that we are called to seek the truth.