Some people think you have more privileges than other teenagers because of what you do, and that's not it at all. It's actually the opposite.

Every career thing I do can't be perfect and sometimes my decisions are wrong.

What I make isn't about me. It's about sharing my story; it's about someone being connected to what I'm saying.

I just stick my tongue out because I hate smiling in pictures.

It is important to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what purpose it serves in the big picture.

I cut the ribbon in Paris, and everyone in Paris speaks French — maybe you knew that. But I'm from Tennessee, and Tennessee girls don't speak French. So suddenly I'm stuck onstage with Minnie and Mickey and everyone is yelling at me in French — I guess they're telling me to get off the stage, but I didn't know what they were saying at the time, so I start dancing with Minnie and Mickey like on the show and finally my aunt comes and gets me off.

It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it