I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect.

We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect.

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people.

It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.

I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.

I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.