I don't want to be just a straight pop singer. I'm a vocalist and that's what I want to be seen as in the long run.

I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.

The beautiful faces of the children I’ve met in Rwanda and in other countries are with me every day and fuel my passion to raise awareness of the global hunger issue. That’s why I’m urging everyone to join me and #PassTheRedCup for Yum! Brands’ World Hunger Relief effort. Together we can move millions of children from hunger to hope.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?

Independence was a big, big thing for me. I saw my voice as a way out - when my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape.

People expect me to cry, but I always laugh when things go wrong.