I think when I first started discovering I could write songs, I was so naive. And it was after I got broken up with and had my heart sliced up into a bunch of little pieces that I was like, "I'm going to say this." I didn't even know how to play guitar.

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

Thank God that I get to do what I get to do; there's no way to tell you how grateful I am.

It's not about me - it's like, "How can I help you?" And when you give like that, you receive so much. It was an incredible experience, but it also gave me that bug: I wanted new music so badly.

I take the palette with me, but I have a lot of makeup. I was a makeup artist when I was younger, but I'm not that good compared with my makeup artist, so I keep things pretty simple. I explore a lot with pink and nude lipsticks, but I love red lipsticks. I love a line and a lash and a brow. So I don't need a lot, but I have a lot. It's all there just in case - for Halloween or whatever.

Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done - by far.

And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.