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.

I was never into the boy crazy thing because I was very focused on my career.

I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.

Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.

I don't see anything wrong with being comfortable with my own skin.

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.