I never live in the present. I'd do interviews and people will say, "Isn't this great?" or "Can you believe?" And I would react, like, "No, I can't believe it because I'm not living in this moment."

My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed.

The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write.

I feel really blessed because of where I come from.

I think it's great to dress up and play on all the girly features.

I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change...I can't be the candy queen forever.

I'm really happy to be on the cover as a strong female who has created her own career.