You have a career, and you start as a business person. And you work your way, you reach this peak, and you know the time's going to come when you go back down.

I think the more emotional you are, the better. I'm sort of writing [songs] as I go and I can never tell how it's going to be or how it's going to feel until I get into the studio. But I definitely think it will. I probably can't help but have the emotions in my voice.

I feel like I've started to grow up and be more of a woman instead of this crazy girl.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.

My mom was never afraid to say, 'I'm sorry. I screwed up.' I feel like that's an important lesson.

I can reach the mass audience if I come from different perspectives on every song.