When I first came out, like a lot of the artists at that time, I had a very polished, very overproduced sound.

By the second tour I had rice cakes and hummus with me, and I was jumping rope in my room.

I love drag queens... they perform me better than I ever could myself.

Love the woods and nature and the water and animals. Stop the BS with poaching and hunting. Preservation is critical.

I think I was perceived in one fashion. A video is based on a song. I think you can get glimpses of people's presence within that. There's some people you enjoy watching more than others.

So when I'm working out I do things extreme.

And I'm also looking for a comeback record and it has to touch a lot of people.

Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences.

I've had enough boyfriends and enough issues. I'd seen enough train wrecks.

Emotional pain makes me want to isolate. Or hit back. It's very tough to rise above my natural inclinations. I'm always working on this.

Forget things and have a quiet moment.

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture

Don't blame a person for the wrongdoings

I love working out. It's my release. I've done it since I've been in the military.

Tax (reform) is ultimately a decision about values.

The power of gentleness is irresistible.

I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music

It's an unwritten rule - girl friends' boyfriends are off limits, even after they break up.

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party.

If the American press corps were as concerned about the Tenth Amendment as it has been protecting the First and trying to get rid of the Second, this would be a far different country.

Sign over the gates of hell: "Doesn't mean you're a bad person."