In middle school, my friends decided I was weird, and they didn’t like my hair. They ditched me and talked behind my back, which is cool — I’m over it. [laughs] One time I called them and said, “Hey, do you want to go to the Berkshire Mall?” They all gave me excuses and said no. So I go to the mall with my mom, and don’t you know, we run into all of them. Together. Shopping. My mom could see I was about to cry, so she said, “You know what? We’re going to the King of Prussia mall,” which was the mecca.

I still have mixed feelings about what growing up is - this thing that happens to everyone, so I've heard.

Life is like walking you take one step at a time.

I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.

If I'm gonna write songs about my exes, they can write songs about me. That's how it works.

When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, auditioning for Broadway was my dream.

I was in a love that was wonderful until it was terrible, and both people got hurt from it.