My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.

We all have to go through hard times. Tragedies. Those are given to us to see what we're going to do with them.

It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.

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.

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.

I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.

When you're a parent, you're just like, God, I hope they like me when they grow up. I hope that I did a good job. I hope they're gonna be happy.