I Dont Really Ever Compare Myself To

That Is What Fame Is, Isn't It? To Get The World To Fall In Love With You.

I Had A Boyfriend Who Told Me I'd Never Succeed, Never Be Nominated For A Grammy, Never Have A Hit Song, And That He Hoped I'd Fail. I Said To Him, 'someday, When We're Not Together, You Won't Be Able To Order A Cup Of Coffee At The F***** Deli Without Hearing Or Seeing Me.'

If There Was Some Sort Of Mathematical Equation For Beauty, I Don’t Know If I Would Be The Algorithm. I’m Not A Supermodel. That’s Not What I Do. What I Do Is Music. I Want My Fans To Feel The Way I Do, To Know What They Have To Offer Is Just As Important, More Important, Than What’s Happening On The Outside.

Akon Is A Very Talented Songwriter To Work With. His Melodies, They're Just Insane. It's Funny, I Think About Him A Lot When I'm Doing My Melodies Because He's So Simple, And He's Just Been Great. He Keeps Me On My Feet, Very Grounded, But He Also Puts Me On A Silver Platter, Which Is Always Very Nice. So It's Been An Incredible Influence. It's Like Every Time You Work With Somebody That's Better That You Are, You Become Greater.

Pop Culture Was In Art Now, Art's In Pop Culture In Me