Being a singer, being a performer, you have tricks, somehow, to calm yourself when things feel a little overwhelming. I don't do breathing exercises, per se, but I definitely have to have a sort of internal word with myself before things got completely out of hand and I fainted on the floor.

I wouldn't say that cutting was pleasurable, but there is a sense of euphoria that follows cutting yourself. The quick pinch of pain and the sight of blood snaps you back to the surface and you start to appreciate being alive.

I don't find any kind of tension very productive, I find it destructive, actually.

I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.

It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.

We should never listen to our feelings. They lead us astray.

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