You will always be criticized and teased and bullied for things that make you different, but usually those things will be what set you apart. The things that set you apart from the pack, the things that you once thought were your weaknesses will someday become your strengths.

There's more to life than dating the boy on the football team.

I never want to end up being a self-centered, vain human being.

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

I'm not afraid to write my feelings in songs.

In the future, artists will get record deals because they have fans-not the other way around...The only memento 'kids these days' want is a selfie. It's part of the new currency, which seems to be 'how many followers you have on Instagram'.

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