I wasn't comfortable on stage for years. It was good - 18 shows. I want to do it again.

I'm the only girl songwriter that fights for a lot of things. I fight for songwriting fees, which record labels want you to shut up about.

I try to reach for the stars because if you say you want something small and it happens, you don't believe it. So I try to say something wild and crazy.

Rhianna don't want you to give her what you think that she wants. She needs you to give her something that's fresh. So you have to bend your voice and bend your personality and bend the music to make sure it sounds like it's new to everybody.

I'm young. You can't just sit there and be satisfied.

Artists aren't looking for you to write them something; they're looking for you to give them something new.

Stars can't shine without darkness.