I don't want to face the reality of what people want from a female pop star. Everybody always laughs because I feel so much more comfortable with, like, a giant paper bag on my whole body and paint on my face. Sometimes I try really hard to take it all off. But inevitably what's underneath is still not a straight edge. And I don't think it ever will be.

There are some people in this world that believe being gay is a choice. It's not a choice, we're born this way.

I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer, and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job.

I don't care what people think about me, I care what they think about themselves.

All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room and shot my fear in the face.

I'm not a feminist. I hail men, I love men. I celebrate American male culture, and beer, and bars and muscle cars.

I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety.