Realize that everyone that you think is perfect feels like they’re not good enough, too.
I was always so scared to sing in front of people. That was kind of my weird thing.
Other than the ‘Sesame Street’ soundtrack, which I was obsessed with, the first artist I really felt I’d discovered on my own was Amy Winehouse. She was the first female artist I wanted to write like and sing like and be like.
We all just need to love ourselves and believe in ourselves.
It’s hard to consider myself one when a lot of my fans and people who are calling me a role model are people my age and sometimes older than me. I feel like they’re at the same walk of life that I’m in right now, and they can probably teach me things about life, too.
I first picked up a guitar when I was ten years old; my parents surprised me with it for my tenth birthday. I started taking lessons when I was thirteen, but only for a few months, and then I just kept teaching myself.
I’ve always been self-conscious about my personality.
Being in the public eye, you’re always worried about what angle people are going to take pictures of you at. I don’t really care anymore.
‘Looking For Alaska’ by John Green is a very great book. I feel like every teenage girl says John Green’s ‘Fault In Our Stars,’ but ‘Looking For Alaska’ is better.
When I was shopping around trying to get signed, I made it a point to say, ‘This is who I am.’ I dress the way I normally dress, and I just wanted to find a label that would accept me for that.
When you give your all as an artist, and all people can talk about is what pants you’re wearing, it’s really frustrating.
I am stubborn enough to know not to change myself.
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