“I have to feel connected before I record and the song has to spark something inside me. Very few songs do that. I guess it’s a good process because I love all of my music.”

I have always been heavily involved in every album I have ever made. I’m very stubborn when it comes to recording and will only record songs I love, which is why it takes me a long time to make an album.

Performing is my therapy, to become different people onstage.

England is one of my favorite places. The fans are just so crazy.

My life has always been very speculated, watched, and judged really my whole life.

Love is love! People should be able to do whatever makes them happy!

Devil is in the details.

Christina Aguilera and I are friends no matter what the media makes up.

I’m attracted to guys who are really confident and make conversation.

Onstage I’m the happiest person in the world.

I notice that if there are some times I’ve been stressed because I’m human and stress about things, that affects your kids. So you have to make sure you’re a happy mom so they can be happy.

I need to make mistakes, just to learn (who I am)

For me, success isn’t a state of mind. I feel like success isn’t about conquering something; it’s being happy with who you are.

I’m still the same person I’ve always been.

I get to go to overseas places, like Canada.

It’s no secret I’m a shy person.

I have no regrets. I find everything happens for a reason and the reason why maybe this is happening is I won’t take BS from anyone. And I think it’s making me stand out on my own and be very independent and fight for what I believe in.

We can all be conned but at what point do we realize that we’re being conned and to what point do we allow ourselves to be conned?

I loved my baby dolls when I was a kid. I used to pray with them and say good night to each and every one of them because I didn’t want their feelings to get hurt. I remember having that connection with my baby dolls.

What makes me most happy is connecting with others. I love meeting new people, being social, and engaging in empowering discussions.

I want to speak for people that may not feel like they’re being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts.

Much of our anxiety and stress comes when we’re focused on fear and disconnected from the voice of our inner guide.

I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an’ my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.

Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.

My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.