I've always been someone who believes in being real and embraced my imperfections with pride rather than covering it up.

I'm a kid from New Hampshire who's pretty normal.

As for my relationship to Beethoven, I admire people who can say what they really think. It's as though he's saying, 'That's how I feel about the world, and I don't care what people may say.' His...

I put on such a good show, the story is outrageous, and people don't want to hear that I'm basically a reasonable human being. As long as it continues to get me print, I'll continue to perform in an...

I can only do music if I can do it the way I can do it.

Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.

I was never really aware of being famous. Being in a magazine or on a billboard - that really didn't register to me at all when I was younger. People would come up to me and recognize me, but I was...

I've never dyed my hair, never fixed my teeth or gotten a tan.

But, you know, all good rock is easy.

There's always that romantic Hollywood element to it. But people appreciate 'Top Boy' because it is what it is.

We felt if we didn't have new material in us and we didn't have a real reason to exist, then we probably wouldn't have done an 80's revival thing. We are very conscious about the fact that's what we...

I'm completely the opposite of an etiquette icon. I'm brash, and I don't follow any social rules, really. I'm nice, but really, I'm the least-put-together lady in the world.

Singing these days has become a mechanical exercise for many, and mostly this is because song situations that require effort from the heart are rare to come by.

I'm not like a champion of profanity. I write what I hear, and the characters that I write, that's how they talk. That's how I talk a lot of the time. So I'm not trying to advance a social cause.

I'm like the girl next door... I just have a bad streak.

There's a difference between a pop star and an artist. Pop stars have to be perfect all the time; an artist is allowed, on occasion, to suck. And I put myself in that category because I sometimes...

There were times I was told, 'You are too gay.' I turned down a lot of things because producers said they wanted me to be different. I said, 'It's not going to happen.'

There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.

Anything you put your name or your face on you should probably mean or if you don't, you're gonna get found out. Or you'll figure yourself out and move on to what you really are.

Really I've just gotta be making really great music that I love and not worrying too much about what other people are gonna think about it.

All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.

I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit.

Never try to copy other writers, and never try to have a formula. It has to come from your heart and soul.

I have never been one for musicians. I know girls are supposed to go crazy for frontmen who close their eyes when they sing and nod their heads when the drums kick in, but I'm like Shania Twain with...

I stay true to who I am.

Maybe my fighting style isn't that sellable, doesn't make things easier to promote, but that's my style and I won't change it.

I'm a terrible interviewer. I'm not a journalist - although I have a Peabody Award - and I'm not really a late-night host. What I am is honest.

I believe in tradition and innovation, authenticity and passion.

First and foremost, you want to be truthful as a storyteller.

As a songwriter and as a vocalist, Adele is amazing. You have that. But then there's something about her that's just very honest. I feel like so many people across the board can relate to her and who...