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I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.

Success and the art of making music are two different things for me.

Success, to me, is something new and vibrant.

My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.

Success is based on music, not where you're from.

All my success seems to come straight away, and it's not until later that I get to appreciate it. Like with 'Popstars,' I won the competition, and now I look back and go, 'God, I was lucky to have number-one singles and albums.'

I am never excited to play through a song all the way, because it can reveal more flaws that mean more work. For some reason, I always have an irrational fear that the song will never be finished.

Success has a lot to do with luck, but it also involves a lot of real hard work. The thing about success is you really can't gauge things by album sales.

If you hear a good song, it makes you hopeful like, 'That is out there.'

It's very easy for me to say what success is. I think success is connecting with an audience who understands you and having a dialogue with them. I think success is continuing to push yourself forward creatively and not sort of becoming a caricature of yourself.