I quickly realized I had to have my own style and strategy and find my own way.

I can only say that in life when you have the greatest expectations and you try to do things the right way, it doesn't always work out.

I don't lack confidence. I don't sweat. I don't want to get too Zen on you, but I have to run my own race.

Any time there is a lot of money or ego involved, people tend to behave badly.

I embraced everything that I thought would hold me back from pursuing my dreams and used my insecurities to give me the courage to inspire and advocate for others who possessed many of the same insecurities I had.

Sleeping on people's floors when you're 22 is fine. But when you get your life in order and have a family you want to keep and a certain level of health, touring bigger means you can keep going for longer.

The cool thing about designers is they have very specific points of view, and because my inspiration is always changing, it's easy to go, 'This feels right.' But just because I wear fancy dresses on weekends doesn't mean in my heart of hearts I'm not a jeans and T-shirt person.

Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious.