Performing isn't only about the acrobatics and the high notes: It's staying in the moment, connecting with the audience in an authentic way, and making yourself real to them through the music. I am more than the notes I hit, and that's how I try to approach my life. You can't get it all right all the time, but you can try your best. If you've done that, all that's left is to accept your shortcomings and have the courage to try to overcome them.

I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself.

Nerves are good. They keep you alive.

As a mom, I don't have much time for beauty.

Being a role model is about being true to myself.

Not like [Adele Dazeems] going to follow me around for the rest of my life.

Things happen for a reason, and in their own time.