I'm the girl who still believes prince charming exists somewhere out there.

I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.

My first memory of loving music happened so early. We would always go to the beach in the summer and I would run from blanket to blanket, from family to family and just sing Lion King songs acapella.

People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want.

My parents moved across the country so I could pursue a dream.

A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12 or 13 and jump right into the music industry?' It's because I knew I could never feel the kind of rejection that I felt in middle school. Because in the music industry, if they're gonna say no to you, at least they're gonna be polite about it.

I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's a natural process.