If I know everything around the situation, all the facts, I feel like I can handle just about anything.

My mom is definitely my rock.

I've been able to find a lot of what I've not had before: freedom, bravery, fearlessness. It's empowering to find those things.

When I am truly present, I feel alive, and I want everyone around me to share that feeling so we can make the most of that moment together.

I realize that I want something more. Success is great, but then you also wake up in your hotel room at four in the morning and you're like, wouldn't it be nice to have someone here with me.

I thought I had to be perfect. I would often make choices I thought would make everyone else happy. I lived at a pace that was "good for my career," whether it was good for me or not. I have learned how important it is to check in with myself and listen, really listen.

When I did get signed and I was going around letting people know what I was about, that's exactly how I did it: me on the piano, playing a couple of songs I'd written and talking to the people in between. That's how I got my performance chops up.