There's room for role models who make mistakes.

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple.

(Talking about her grandmother Marjorie Finlay)I can remember her singing, the thrill of it," she said. "She was one of my first inspirations.The people around me provided all the inspiration I needed. Everything I wrote (at that time) came from that experience, what I observed happening around me.

I know that if things hadn't gone the way they did then I wouldn't be where I am now.

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.

You need to be happy with yourself or you'll never be able to be happy in a relationship.

My attitude has always been if you get better and you see success, that should motivate you to even work harder, so that's kinda how I approach everything.