I think a lot of people compare their insides to other people’s outsides.

You always are changed when you come back from summer camp.

My parents always put more of an emphasis on who I was as opposed to what I achieved. They were never like, "You won that! You did this!" It was all about, "You've got a good heart. You're a good friend. You're a good daughter." So that other stuff in no way defines my sense of self.

I'm a big music fan, an admirer. But I mean by no means am I about to release an album or anything.

My mom lost her dad at a very young age, and has this sort of belief system of, you know, "If there's something that you want to do, if there's something that means a lot to you, do it now."

Taylor is a musician who does things under her own name and tells her own stories-her songs and her albums are her.

I just like to keep working and being able to pay my bills.