Never take advice from someone you wouldn't trade places with.

I'm a hygiene freak. I'm like obsessive-compulsive when it comes to washing your hands.

I think one thing you could probably say for all my albums is that they're all pretty eclectic pop. There's always a little bit of urban influence, some dance, a little bit of country, singer-songwriter, pop-rock. I like everything! On every album you can find that.

Books have always been important to me - my mom was a first grade teacher, so I grew up reading all the time.

I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't want to hope - I want to know. Like I don't hope there's a God, I know there's a God.

Everybody always says that I'm the girl next door, which makes me think that y'all must have a lot of weird next-door neighbours.

The fact that I've managed to find a husband who understands and respects everything I do is astonishing.