That's where I spent of lot of my high-school years -- in the closet. It wasn't too cramped, but you do get really hot.

I was always a drama queen. I remember playing in the kitchen, trying to get my mom to think I was dead and call the police. When she didn't, I would cry. I was always theatrical. I don't think any of my relatives are surprised.

I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.

The way that I've always gone about making music, the rule of thumb, has just been to make what I love.

I try to be feminist in, like, I love myself and I don't need someone else's approval.

If all we ever sang about was how happy we are, we would be lying to ourselves. People try to escape their problems by getting drunk, partying and dancing them away. What really heals me is to sit down and think, face the facts, then you can get over it and be happy

It might not look it but rocking in a corset is harder than you think