“We don’t really have any big family traditions; just spending time with each other is the most important part.”

I honestly believe going independent is the future. Social is changing, Spotify is changing, everything is changing.

Being in the studio is my absolute favorite thing.

Of course I write from experience, but I also do write from things that have happened in the world.

I’m not big on make up. I only have a make up artist for events.

It’s important to drive your own ship, and it’s your career, so you might as well take it by the reins.

The worst thing any of us can do for our self-esteem is compare ourselves to others, and that’s especially true of women.

I only have a stylist when I go to big events, but even then, I give them moodboards to show exactly how I want to look, so I’m mostly in control. I dress myself on a daily basis, though.

One thing I love about Lady Gaga is I feel like her sound is always evolving and changing with her and her phases of life.

I hate nothing more than feeling rushed to write a song or feeling like I have to write a song.

I take off my makeup with coconut oil some nights. It sounds like it would clog your pores, but I swear it’s saved my skin.

I want to make music that I would like if it came on the radio.

I’m not perfect. I’m not polished.

I wanted to convey the message of how I do what I want and how I run my own business, and I’m a woman in charge. I want all of my fans to know that that’s possible and feel empowered when they listen to my music.

I always say when someone says something negative about me, it’s really saying something negative about them.

I’m not opposed to acting. I do like to act.

I just love music. I think it’s art.

My biggest achievement is that I can make a lot of people smile just by my presence, even if it’s a Lux ad.

The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.

No doubt we have to have bigger projects, bigger industries, basic industries, but it is a matter of the highest importance that we look to the common man, the weakest element in the society.

You need to see things, REALLY see them, feel them, live them, so you know what’s big and what’s little, what matters and what to put aside.

Seven Steps to Success 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don’t wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big. 6) Plan your priorities. 7) Give up to go up.

The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.

All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.

In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn’t quite match that improvement.