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" Everybody in the entertainment industry is insecure. "

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" I had hundreds of thousands of dollars of tax penalties. "

" I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy. "

" 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. "

" I was really bored of making downtempo albums. "

" When I was 10, my parents really valued success in the arts, and I thought if I was a famous 'something artistic,' that they would love me more. "

" My goal is to give girls and boys a different idea of expression. It's not always about looking pretty or cute. It's about expressing yourself however that may be, even if that's being silly or goofy or weird. "

" I have social anxiety. It's easier up on stage because there's security in being there. When I'm off stage I'm trying not to be a manic freak. I'm quite shy. "

" I have a family I love. They tend to say, 'Great job!' Or 'You work really hard! Good for you!' Or 'You look nice today!' Or 'Don't be ridiculous, order the fries!' Or 'You are hilarious.' That's all the family I need. "

" I don't really even go out that much now, except to walk my dogs, because I don't want to be recognised. I used to be a really friendly person, and now I just want to be invisible. I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy. "

" The truth is that you shouldn't match your insides to other people's outsides. Life is an inside job, and we just have to do our best. "

" I'm just trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my actual self. "

" 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.' "

" I was weirdly obsessed with music until I was 11, and then I turned into a nerd. "

" I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don't care if they think I'm like someone else because I know I'm not - I'm a total weirdo. I'm not selling a dream; I'm not selling fame like it is some sort of fantastic thing. I'm just trying to sell music and get on with my real life. "

" I think that the stuff I write for pop music is terribly, terribly cheesy. "

" It can be difficult navigating the line between tabloid gossip and authenticity. "

" That would really be my fantasy - maybe just do three shows a year and each year in a different city, just singing for the people who really want to see it, and then just write for other people. I do love to sing, but I'm just as happy singing in the bathtub, you know? "

" I get to sit at home with the dogs on the sofa, record in a closet in the office, send them off and, if I'm lucky, make a million dollars. "

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" When I was outed by Perez Hilton as bisexual, I suddenly started being asked personal questions, which was really difficult. "

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" I don't really leave the house. "

" I'm trying to have some control over my image. "