Don't make me have to choose between what I want and what you think I need. 'Cause I'll always be your little girl, but even little girls have got to dream.

Music is what I breath, what I love to do. It keeps me alive.

I don’t need the money. I don’t care if I make a dime on this. Let me make a good record.

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.

The biggest moments of insecurity come when all self-confidence is lost and you feel like people are watching and judging. It should be the opposite. You should feel like the people who are watching care about you. This is something we can try to give each other – the feeling that eyes signal support, not disdain.

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

I've learned how to respect myself and how to say no. I've learned who I can really trust. I have 200 or 300 friends, but I probably trust four.