I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion.

It's pretty unhealthy to obsess over what people think about you.

Sometimes when relationships end, you write an e-mail and say everything you wish you said. Sometimes you don't push send.

If people ask me about it, I think it would be great for me to be like, 'Look, [Kanye West] called me and told me the line before it came out. Like, joke's on you guys, we're fine'.

I just kind of live a life, and I let all the gossip live somewhere else. If you go too far down the rabbit hole of what people think about you, it can change everything about who you are.

Be good to people. Be good to every single person you come into contact with. My best friends are great musicians. But more than that, they're great people.