I want to be around for a long time, I don't want to be a flash in the pan. I hope I'll be 50 years old and still making music.

I'm not about being sexy. I'm about the music.

I want to win a Grammy. I want to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. I want to be a musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live.' And I want to play arenas and have tons of people watching me.

I love to dress myself. I have a unique style, but I don't try to do that - I just put on whatever I feel good in that day.

I look up to Mandy Moore, because she's really classy. But when it comes to music, I'm my own person.

I auditioned [for America's Most Talented Kids] just to see where I would rank. I had been playing [gigs] around town, and I wanted to see what people thought of me because when I played a show, everyone would clap but I didn't know what they were really thinking.

It's a little awkward to know that the world is going to see you and your mom argue about stupid things and watch me get grounded...again.