I love being an American, and it's a beautiful country, but we are a bunch of whack jobs. We have got so much to learn.
For any performer who's coming up, if they really want to test their psychology and how they handle themselves on stage, then coming to the U.K. as a whole is a wonderful place for that.
I don't think that Americans are ungrateful, not at all. But I do think that we are a young country, and we have a lot to learn.
My job is to work at song writing and singing and telling the truth in song writing. My job is to be courageous enough to go on stage and tell the truth, the same truth that's gone into my song writing.
I'm such an emotional performer, and my head is always like a rollercoaster, so if I'm in a good place and feeling grateful, that's when I notice that my shows come across as a lot more positive.
The transition from fan to performer to recording artist, for me, was like learning how to dive... and each board got higher and higher.
