I'm never the kind of person who's sitting at home reading the charts and basing how I feel about myself or even my career on stats. I've always based it on, 'Am I doing the best that I can do?'

I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.

Charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun.

where ther is drsire there is gonig to be a flame where there is a flame someones bound to burned just because it bruns doesn't mean your going to die you gotta get up and try, try, try

My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me.

I'm not barbie, and im alright with that.

Record companies, I found out, can put out compilations without your permission.