Quotes from Guy Sebastian

I've gone from a place where I was told there was one way and only one way, to being more in a place where I don't think anyone has the right to say what they believe is more important or more significant.

None of us are perfect, but the truth is important and it is something we should all strive for.

There were times when I struggled mentally and felt betrayed.

I wasn't sure music was an option for me.

So often in this industry people tell us we've had our day or we've had our time.

I take in a lot of different styles when I listen to music, but when I'm actually writing a song it comes from a very stripped back place that focuses on melody and soaring choruses that lift-off.

When it comes to the producers' song choices versus the judges' song choices, the producers just suggest stuff.

I think of a playlist like a setlist at a concert. The first song is crucial, that establishes the vibe.

I'm very lucky to still be in love and still have a wife I'm very attracted to. It was worth the wait.

My wife and I run a foundation where we deal with domestic violence.

My views are more based on life and discovery and research than just what I'm told.

There's something lifts off me when I'm in Adelaide.

I wrote 'Linger' in about eight minutes. But some songs will take weeks to write.