I love Gershwin. I love musicals.

I'm a writer and this is what I love to do. There's no reason that just because you're a celebrity you can't write,

My job as an entertainer is to take you some place else. I love exploring different genres of music to please my fans.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not going to happen, and if you're successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.'

My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.