Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.
After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.
I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!