Being shoved into the top-40 scene was an unusual experience. It was great I'd become accessible to a huge audience but not terribly fulfilling.

From my standpoint, being an artist, I want to see what the new construction is between artist and audience.

All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.

You can be accessible without catering to an audience.

The Internet carries the flag of being subversive and possibly rebellious and chaotic, nihilistic.

What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way each time. You know, what I do is not terribly intellectual. I'm a pop singer for Christ's sake. As a person, I'm fairly uncomplicated.