Steve Jobs was a digital pioneer, but when he went home, he listened to vinyl.

The cutthroat avenues of rock 'n' roll, I am fed up with. I don't want anything to do with it.

I just like a good, sad song. The sadder, the better. It moves me.

I'm not in love with things at the moment. I was never crazy about Nirvana - too angst-ridden for me. I like Pearl Jam. I prefer them to a lot of other bands. There's a lot of angst in a lot of it, which is one of the great things to tap into. But I'm not a fan of moroseness.

A lot of people wanted to try to make me the white Nicki Minaj. That's not what I'm trying to do. I love 'hood' music, but my talent is as a singer. My 13-year-old self would have beaten up my 17-year-old self because she would be like, 'You're a sellout!'

Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement.