When I realized I could actually make my decisions, it was a very strange feeling. It's like a switch went off in my brain, like, "Oh, then why am I doing this? I don't enjoy this, so I'm just gonna stop doing this."

There are pop-culture things on television [that I like]. Not so much in music at all.

People misinterpret what I say all the time: They think I'm being offensive, when really, I'm only being opinionated.

I try not to focus on fame; I don't even really know what it means exactly because it's so fleeting.

New York's home. It's everything I'd want it to be. It's the most inspiring city I've ever been to, and I haven't been everywhere in the world, but I've been to quite a few places.

Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.

People think pop is rock, and the lines are getting blurred. Now Rihanna's wearing f-ckin' leather jackets, and it's really annoying . . . (My style is) high-class hooker. I dress for myself. Clearly, it's provocative, but it makes me feel good. And if the only reason it makes someone uncomfortable is because I'm 17, then that person's a scumbag because it shouldn't matter.