Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.

Words are everything to me. Words can build you up and feel so good. On the flip side, words can absolutely demolish you.

I fought the idea of having security for a very long time, because I really value normalcy. I really do. I like to be able to take a drive by myself.

I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.

I created my MySpace page in eighth grade, because that's how all my friends talked to each other, so I made one, too. Then, all of a sudden, my friends started putting my songs on their profiles, and then their relatives, their friends in different states did.

'The Story of Us' is about running into someone I had been in a relationship with at an awards show, and we were seated a few seats away from each other. I just wanted to say to him, 'Is this killing you? Because it's killing me.' But I didn't. Because I couldn't. Because we both had these silent shields up.

Hearing a crowd scream is the coolest sound in the world. It can motivate me to do anything.