I was very pushed to look a certain way and act a certain way, and it wasn't me, but I played by their rules to get my foot in the door.

Just the whole concept of burlesque, I've always been fascinated with it. I've always collected so many books about burlesque.

I talk openly about my past and what I've gone through - abuse being something that was very real in my household, and a lot of chaos growing up as a child. I think that I naturally just gravitated towards music that I could really feel on a deep level - and that meant sadness. I was able to connect with that at a really young age.

I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.

I think that the best way you can get honesty across in your music to connect and relate to people is to be motivated by personal emotions, stories and feelings.

You are beautiful in every single way. Words can't bring you down.

Nothing is ever a setback. If anything, it just motivates you for what's next.