It doesn't bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs - because at least they're looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.

I never read one hateful thing said about me by some 12-year-old. So I got to live an actual life. And I've kept that mentality. Just because there's a hurricane going on around you doesn't mean you have to open the window and look at it.

Factoring in millions of people when I'm writing a song is not a good idea. I don't ever do it.

I still like to live in a whimsical world that seems more romantic and fantasy-related because real life seems so hard

That moment when Kanye West secretly records your phone call, then Kim [Kardashian] posts it on the internet.

I like things that make me feel seven again. I don't ever look down on people for the way they choose to have fun; it's just not necessarily the way I like to have fun.

I don’t drink to get drunk. That’s just not cute.