I don't want to be followed by paparazzi; that terrifies me.
People aren't honest about the horrors of fame. The downsides are so overwhelming that, for me, there is no payoff.
I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy.
I'd had a relationship with a woman when I was 20, but nobody cared then. As it came out at the same time as my fame, I started to have panic attacks.
I can clear my mind, and lyrics just come out; it's very easy for me.
The 'victim to victory' theory is that, if you listen to the radio, a large percentage of the hits are... about victim to victory, like, 'I'm having a terrible time.' And then the pre-chorus is, 'I don't know what's gonna happen next.' And the chorus is, 'Now I'm brilliant, and everything is great, because something happened to make it great.'
This is a sick business. It's so sad.
I was really bored of making downtempo albums.
I used to be addicted to 'Reader's Digest' growing up. I would read the stories about love, and I guess that's where I became a hopeless romantic. I draw from that a lot.
My dad is an egomaniac.
I love the writing and performing, but everything in between sucks.
I think that it would be unwise of us not to believe that there is life outside of us, intelligent life. And so I do believe in aliens.
I'm not selling a dream; I'm not selling fame like it is some sort of fantastic thing.
All I really want to do is things I haven't done. 'I'm gonna put a paper bag on my head and be on the cover of 'Billboard,' see what I can get away with - if they'll let me.' And they let me. And I am literally giggling inside for, like, a month that I got away with it.
You never know what I'm gonna do.
I was a slightly overweight, spiky-fringed, rat's-tailed '80s girl who was just showing up. That's all I've ever really done to get here, just kept showing up. Even when I didn't want to. That's what I do.
I can't be bothered to learn Final Draft. I'm not a technical person. Like, when I sing, I just want to sing the melody and write the lyrics.
Married life is awesome.
A lot of the time, I don't actually relate to what I'm writing about in pop songs.
I don't really listen to music. I don't. I watch television.
