The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations.

I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.

Who I am inside determines how I feel about my body instead of the other way around

The ego is a fascinating monster.

I'm saying what a lot of people would want to say but are too embarrassed.

I think some people think I'm a smarty-pants. Some people think I'm intense, some people think I'm super-esoteric and nuts.