What's the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning? Wish I hadn't.

I think the pop chart today is entirely market-driven. And it has nothing to do with public taste. And it has nothing to do with moving music forward. It's simply a market chart.

I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.

Pop music has progressed.

I find that it isn't wise to attempt to judge people on their public persona, and even on the music they make. Because I've met so many people whose music I cannot stand, and they're very nice. At the same time, I've met people whose music I've loved, and they're not the person you've invested all this emotion in.