We all act like we know everything in life, but nobody really does. That's what I want people to realize. For me, I know that I'm the same person. Nothing has changed. My family and friends know that.
Talent is talent, but fashion is separate, and it shouldn't be used to judge me as a singer.
I think the world is very closed-minded sometimes and very dated. We need to start opening our minds.
When I was shopping around trying to get signed, I made it a point to say, 'This is who I am.' I dress the way I normally dress, and I just wanted to find a label that would accept me for that.
I was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask if everything was fine at home because I would never smile. Then I got into this phase, from maybe fourth to eighth grade, where my personality just did a 180.
I always find power in struggles. You end up a lot happier that way.
It took me a while to really believe in myself or feel determined about it, but then once I realized that it's possible for anyone, and these people who are singers started off very normal... I realized that it was not that hard to do.
I barely have time to think. But the best way to stay grounded is to take it one day at a time.
People want to create something bigger for themselves, and making up drama that isn't there gives people the impression that they have haters. It's all for attention so it looks like they are important.
When I was really young, I was convinced I wanted to be a visual artist. I would paint and draw and make crafts.
Once you put songs out, they're not yours anymore. They're everyone else's.
I really want to speak for young women, especially because I feel like we're constantly brainwashed in everyday life.
I do feel pressure from the outside world a little bit just because everybody wants new music, which is really nice. It just proves that everybody likes what I'm doing. But at the same time, I feel like it's important to just chill and experience things and really make the songs true to me.
All I'm really good at is making music and singing and doing this. I'm not good at fashion, so I don't see a point in trying to be good at that.
I don't really dance. I don't drink or smoke. Being at parties is very awkward.
I just want to keep my normal life for as long as possible.
I'm just glad that there's some diversity in the music industry with women so people know that you can be literally anything and still be able to make it.
I don't wear a lot of makeup ever, even when I do interviews or when I'm on TV. I just keep it me, and I think it's important to show people I'm a regular person and regular people are beautiful, too.
Body image is something that girls struggle with every day, and it's something that I struggle with every day.
I was a very strange child.
I'm unpolished, I guess.
You don't always have to be popular and do things everyone else is doing.
I would never wear anything because someone told me to.
I don't think a lot of artists have the freedom that I have when it comes to dressing in general.
Being in the public eye, you're always worried about what angle people are going to take pictures of you at. I don't really care anymore.
You can do anything and be a star. You can dress like however you want, and you can do whatever you want. If you wanna wear meat suits like Lady Gaga, good. She's freaking amazing! She's doing that, and she's unbelievable. I can wear T-shirts and still be great, too. So that's just what I'm proving to people.
I would love to host 'Saturday Night Live.' That's one of my goals in life - just putting that out there. I don't know if I'm funny enough, but we'll see.