I grew up in the Bible Belt and I made my own clothes and dyed my hair purple. Nobody ever knew what to do with me.

I try to show the freedom to be yourself, unapologetically and irreverently.

I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money.

I do think I have a rebellious, metal-loving rock chick inside of me.

I think if you are going to be a singer, you should sing. If you are going to be a dancer, you should dance. If you are going to do a combination of the two, you should make it very clear when you are singing and very clear when you are dancing.

Just because I'm sassy and have a mouth on me doesn't mean I'm coming from a negative place.

I'm writing constantly about all my crazy experiences across the world, so I have a lot of music I've already written.