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" I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a very early age. "

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" So where a lot of people will spend three weeks on one song, I will write 10 in three weeks. Maybe the song that they sculpt is going to be as successful as just one of the 10 that I wrote. "

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" 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. "

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" A lot of the time, I don't actually relate to what I'm writing about in pop songs. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I got a little bit famous. I didn't like it. "

" I'm acting a lot when I'm writing for other people. "

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" I've been writing pop songs for pop stars for a couple years and see what their lives are like, and that's just not something I want. "

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