When I was 17, I signed my record deal and passed my driver's test. It was a very good year!

I don't get it when girls say 'I'm fine' but don't mean it.

My fans are called 'Mayniacs'. They enjoy screaming and chasing me and taking pictures.

I'm pretty boring with pizza toppings. I only ever eat margherita. If it's ever anything else then I'll just go 'mmm', pretend to eat it, then throw it in the bin.

Fittings are boring, but it's fun when you get to wear something new and go to a new event. I have a massive say in what I wear - I work really closely with my stylist.

Show off your own style and uniqueness to stand out. That's the advice I'd give to people getting started online now.

When you work hard...it's only fair that you party hard.

When I was 13, I remember crying on my mum's shoulder when my first girlfriend dumped me via MSN Messenger. That was cold.

YouTube is an amazing platform for young musicians - although its harder to get noticed now that everyone is on it.

I've been singing ever since I was little, but I didn't start taking it seriously until I was about 15 or 16.

I think I kind of want to get to a point of being as successful as possible in a way that's unique to me.

People are interested in crime fiction when they're quite distanced from crime. People in Darfur are not reading murder mysteries.

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

So dress and conduct yourself so that people who have been in your company will not recall what you had on.

Even if you plan a marriage and a family, you are never quite prepared for the reality versus how you imagined it. In a lot of ways it's better, and in a lot of ways it's worse. That's life, right?

I have my own charity organization in Berlin called Ruckenwind, which supports kids from - ya - not ideal backgrounds.

There are so many designers that I love, and I'm so lucky that I get to work with so many of them and sometimes spend time with them.

The Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life's different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship, but to keep her on her course.

Rich people focus on what they want, while poor people focus on what they don't want.

My parents say that I was singing before I could talk. I personally remember specific moments at three or four when music was playing literally all over the house.

I've been dancing forever; since I remember, that's what I've been doing.