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When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are.

What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.

I discovered that it was a lonely world being a solo artist. Then I started working with another solo artist, Rod Stewart, and he used to tell me how lonely he was!

My music is very personal. I've created it in solitude. I face a white wall and beller. I like that sound - the expression of loneliness. That's what it's all about.

I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.

As an only child, I may have been alone a lot, but I was never lonely. My invisible friends were my constant companions.

I went from my mother to my wife. And to this day, I can't bear to be alone.

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.

I never really wanted to be a singer, because I was a super-shy kid. Singing made me feel awkward, and I was really insecure.

Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone.