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If anyone besides famous people knew what it was like to be a famous person, they would never want to be famous.
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When I'm writing a pop song, I'll just write formulaically, strategically.
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I thought I was going to be an actor. I liked entertaining. I was pretty much tap dancing for attention from a very early age. My family was kind of musical, and there were people in the circus next door and actors across the road. I just enjoyed messing around with music growing up, but I really thought I was going to be an actor.
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I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.
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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.
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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.
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I really feel like I've nailed songwriting. It's my specialty; it's what I'm good at.
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That's the thing about awards - it's for the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes. An award is just a clap at them.
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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.
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Melody is pure intuition. I don't use any thinking brain when I do that. That's totally in the zone.
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I'm a fan of the Strokes, so my big fantasy was that one day I would get to sing with them.
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Probably from, like, 10 to 14 or 15, I would just listen to pop radio.
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People aren't honest about the horrors of fame. The downsides are so overwhelming that, for me, there is no payoff.
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I really don't know anything about music.
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The weirder the better for me.
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I don't really listen to music. I don't. I watch television.
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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.
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A lot of the time, I don't actually relate to what I'm writing about in pop songs.
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I love watching reality TV, but being part of making it was just demoralizing.
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You never know what I'm gonna do.
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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 sort of a gay man trapped in a woman's body when it comes to music sometimes - it's crowded in here!
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I'd had a relationship with a woman when I was 20, but nobody cared then. As it came out at the same time as my fame, I started to have panic attacks.
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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.