The question I love to get asked is: 'What's the hardest part of your job?' And literally, the answer is probably real sad, but it's to just to be me. Like, it's really hard, because I think people, you know, have a set idea of what a pop star should be.

It's amazing to impact people's lives - it's a cool thing to have the spotlight and be able to reassure people, to say, "It's OK to be you."

Everyone says I'm like the girl next door... Y'all must have really weird neighbors!

I'm from a small town where everybody always has something to say - you shouldn't sing secular music, you shouldn't do this or do that. A ton of "shouldn'ts."

Everyone is different: different shapes, sizes, colors, beliefs, personalities, and you have to celebrate those differences.

I've always been about less government.

I sound like such a tool, but becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I've never felt more empowered.