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" I think that, to some degree, being irreverent is the only reason I continue to be successful. "

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" The melody will tell me what the song should be about, the tone of the song. That's when the intellect comes in. Because I have a list of possible titles and concepts, and I expand on that. "

" I can't be bothered to learn Final Draft. I'm not a technical person. Like, when I sing, I just want to sing the melody and write the lyrics. "

" I'm a fan of the Strokes, so my big fantasy was that one day I would get to sing with them. "

" I don't want to be critiqued about the way that I look on the Internet. "

" When you're in a different place every day, there's this kind of madness that sets in. "

" I don't know anything about the history of music. "

" I guess I don't know if I'm comfortable with fame or touring or promo or any of that stuff, and I really discovered that I love working for people and co-writing and working under someone. "

" I think it would be very difficult to maintain one kind of art or whatever for your whole life. I think it's unrealistic. "

" I don't need to be rich anymore; I don't need to be a millionaire. "

" Usually, the song will tell me who it belongs to. It seems clear to me who would do a good job with it, who it suits. "

" My dad is an egomaniac. "

" I was too embarrassed to tell anyone I wanted to make a movie because I thought it would be seen as a vanity project because I was a singer. "

" Fame made me develop a panic disorder. "

" 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. "

" I'm very easily influenced, and I'm also a quick study, so I think when I decided I wanted to write pop songs, I literally just listened to pop radio for six months to get a feel for it and understand it. "

" 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. "

" Melody is pure intuition. I don't use any thinking brain when I do that. That's totally in the zone. "

" I think I managed to trick people a little bit into thinking I'm more arty by making creative, artistic, visual work and applying it to commercial music. Maybe. I don't know. "

" I can clear my mind, and lyrics just come out; it's very easy for me. "

" I was really bored of making downtempo albums. "

" I try not to do too much self-analysis apart from when I'm actually paying $170 an hour for it. I try to keep it in the room. "

" There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio. "

" I'm never going to sing the words, 'I want to shut down the club,' never, ever. "

" I don't need security detail; I don't need anything special. I just walk around, and I can do that, and that's a real luxury when you're in my industry. "

" I really felt like 'Chandelier' was a big pop song. But we weren't sure what would happen if I wasn't willing to show my face and do promo and go on tour and do the traditional kind of pop strategy. So I had no expectations. "

" Everybody in the entertainment industry is insecure. "

" When I write promotionally, I guess I give away the ones I'm less connected to. "

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