I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.

My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.

I think foreign countries really do like it when American artists sing in their language. And when you go over there and say, 'Hi, how are you?' in their language, they love it. It makes them feel like you're doing it just for them. We in America take so much for granted.