Knowing That I Inspired Sam Smith Is

I Want You To Know, That When You Are Lonely, I Will Be Lonely Too.

If You Only Believe That You're An Artist When You Have A Big Advance In Your Pocket And A Single Coming Out, I Would Say That's Quite Soulless. You Have To Have A Sense Of Your Own Greatness And Your Own Ability From A Very Deep Place Inside You. I Am The One With The Litmus Test In My Hands Of What People Need To Hear Next.

I Feel Like If You're A Really Good Human Being, You Can Try To Find Something Beautiful In Every Single Person, No Matter What.

You Have To Be Unique, And Different, And Shine In Your Own Way.

Where I Come From It Was Really Unheard Of To Be At A Party And Someone Says, 'what Kind Of Music Do You Make?', And You Say, 'pop Music.' You May As Well Have 'i'm Not Cool' Stamped On Your Forehead.