Fashion is an extension of your personality, and I've always been obsessed. I always want to have something different than everybody else.

I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.

When you write a great song, it just blows you away. When you write a song that connects with people around the world - I mean like it actually transcends language barriers - you see how it can affect people, and it's quite a tall order to follow up on.

I have to be creative to be happy.

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.

My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.

I clearly remember writing songs [when I was young] and the power that it gave me of feeling like somebody. My whole life changed when I wrote those songs, even before anyone ever heard them. It wasn't a commercial thing.