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I didn't go to university. I didn't go to culinary school, barely made it through high school.

I was the first in my family to go to college, and I waitressed all the way through, using my earnings to pay for a bachelor's degree first and then a master's. I resented classmates who didn't have to work real jobs, the ones who had the luxury of taking unpaid internships that would eventually position them for high-paying careers.

I really missed going to college. I missed not having that education and that experience.

At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience.

I graduated in 2009, which - if you think back to where the economy was at that time - was an interesting time to graduate.

I left school when I was 14 to work in kitchens.

I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11.

I was delighted to not go to university. I couldn't wait to be out of education.

School was a waste of time for me. I was bored and left at 16. I started taking correspondence courses at college instead. I did incredibly well. I won an award for my grades.