Celebrity life and media culture are probably the most overbearing pop-cultural conditions that we as young people have to deal with, because it forces us to judge ourselves.

I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I'm up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

Fame is a by-product. It's not a goal. What matters is loving your work and loving what you do.

I know the aspect of my personality, being the vixen, the heartbreaker and the incredibly provocative girl is a very marketable image, but it's not insincere. You just can't take it seriously.

Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends.