I really went back through a lot of the dark corridors of my life in this. I wanted people to know who I am based on my music, not on what they read in the tabloids.
I never not wanted to be a singer. Since I was 3, I knew this was what I wanted to do. Well, I can`t say I wanted to do it, but I fantasized and thought about it all the time. I never thought it would actually happen.
I like Jailhouse Rock and Love Me Tender. The black-and-white films. With music, I tend more toward the `70s stuff because I was at the shows for those, so they bring back memories.
I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I`m in, that I`d attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues.
I really went back through a lot of the dark corridors of my life in this. I wanted people to know who I am based on my music, not on what they read in the tabloids.
