I didn't want to just be another girl singer. I wanted there to be something that set me apart.

My dad is adorably optimistic, positive, pie-in-the-sky. He thinks every new song I write is my best. He sells T-shirts at my merchandise stands and hands out guitar picks to fans.

I believe when it comes to love, there's something intangible about who we are attracted to, and I don't think I have a pattern.

You gotta tell the story the way that it happened to you and the way you experienced it.

Songs for me are like a message in a bottle. You send them out to the world, and maybe the person who you feel that way about will hear about it someday.

Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind.

So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours]