I don't in any way disparage any time I've had in the trenches because it really has made me the artist I am today.

I'm forever in debt to Nickelodeon. It made me who I am today.

I am not prejudiced in any way.

Golf has made me and shaped me into the person I am here today.

My truth is I am gay and out, and if I can't do that in my music, then I don't need it. Fortunately, I do feel like there is a movement against homophobia, and I hope to be part of that.

I am not in any way a conspiracy theorist and have no time for such nonsense.