I like to think of myself as the people's pop star a little bit. I respect Lady Gaga so much, and I love what she does, but she has this kind of mysterious, out-of-reach thing. I'm just not that - as much as I'd love to have that sort of mystique, I think I'm kind of an open book.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

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