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" All my friends are usually at festivals... I just have so much adrenaline running, I literally could run a marathon after my shows. "
Just
Friends
Festivals
" As soon as 'Hide Away' came out, it was like everyone knew who I was, and I started getting all this attention. It was hard to get used to at first. I just remember that I suddenly couldn't walk down the hallways without hearing a classmate or teacher playing it - it was unreal! "
Attention
Hide
Remember
" A stadium tour would be amazing - that's definitely one of my goals. Just to keep putting out real, honest music that people can really relate to and connect with. "
Amazing
Goals
People
" Because of my interest in songwriting, I was invited to visit a friend in L.A. for songwriting sessions with him and his friends. We wrote six songs by the end of the weekend, and 'Hide Away' happened to be one of them! "
Weekend
Friends
Hide
" Believe in yourself, go after your dreams, and don't let anyone put you in a box. "
Believe In Yourself
Dreams
Your Dreams
" Brand-wise, I love Doc Martens, Topshop, All Saints, and Lord & Taylor. "
Lord
Taylor
I Love
" Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' tour was incredible. "
Incredible
Coldplay
Tour
" First Lady Michelle Obama - I admire her confidence, integrity, intelligence, compassion, and her overall vibe - she is such an inspiration. "
Lady
Integrity
Confidence
" Girls shouldn't be afraid to look messy. They shouldn't have to always fit in with the pretty girls. Our goal as women is not to impress guys. "
Goal
Look
Messy
" I am still very independent in my real life, and that's why I'm always trying to get out of relationships prematurely. "
Relationships
Trying
Why
" I did a show with Tori Kelly, and it was really cool that I got to meet her. She has always been a huge inspiration of mine, and I'm obsessed with her voice, so it was great to get to talk to her about the industry. The best advice she gave me was to just be myself. "
Cool
Me
Great
" I feel like I get all the good parts of college, cause I just college hop on the weekends and party with them, but I don't have to do any of the school part or the work part. "
Party
School
Good
" If I'm going to release anything into the world, I want it to have a positive message. So I think that 'Sit Still, Look Pretty' and 'Hide Away' were two upbeat pieces, and their messages really uplift me the most. "
Me
Hide
Look
" I flew home to Pittsburgh, and my management called me to ask if I wanted to perform on 'Dancing With the Stars' with Charlie Puth. I'm like, 'What? I grew up watching the show!' "
Dancing
Stars
Me
" I grew up with four sisters - four very talented and intelligent sisters - and two parents that were very supportive of whatever we wanted to do. "
Whatever
Up
Two
" I had maybe 200 followers when I started. A bunch of radio stations were like, 'Uhhhhhh, my daughter has more followers than her'. "
Her
More
Radio
" I have a lot of creative control, so I can decide what I want to wear, what I want my brand to look like, what I want my songs to sound like, so I don't sound like some fake artist that people can't relate to. "
People
Look
Artist
" I have been taking voice and singing lessons since age 10 and originally got into it because I was really interested in musical theater. After writing my first couple of songs and performing at age 14, I knew that I really wanted to be a singer. "
Singer
Singing
Voice
" I have four sisters at home, and both my mom and dad worked, and both of them took care of us. It wasn't like my mom was fully domestic, or my dad was fully domestic: they were just equals in their relationship. So I grew up with the perspective that women should be pursuing their dreams and not have to depend on a guy. "
Women
Dreams
Relationship
" I honestly just hope to continue creating music that people can relate to and connect with in a personal way. "
Creating
Hope
People
" I like the fact that I have the power to convey a lot of emotion through my songs. I like to channel that when I'm singing. I think it's just a mix of R&B, soul, but then I kind of move more into the pop world and electronic pop and stuff like that. "
Kind
Think
Soul
" I like to create something that's unique and kind of true to myself and authentic and everything. I don't really like to mirror myself after different artists. "
Create
True
Myself
" I listened to a lot of Amy Winehouse: her albums 'Frank' and 'Back to Black'. She was such an incredible artist. She was just so raw and had her unique sound; she paired jazz with pop and was so soulful at the same time. So I pulled from her a lot in the beginning. "
Time
Unique
Artist
" I love having a major label behind me. Independent was really great to start off, as and I made some really big moves and gained a lot of fans. "
Big
Independent
Love
" I love New Orleans. I love jazz. I grew up practicing jazz piano, and that's just been such a cool genre to me. There's a lot of talent there. "
New
Me
Love
" I love Rihanna's style. It's a good mix of streetwear and show wear, and I love her music, too. She's an incredible singer and performer. "
Love
Good
Singer
" I'm a classically trained jazz pianist - I've been playing since I was 3 years old. "
Playing
Jazz
Since
" I'm a fan of H&M, Topshop, and Forever 21. "
Fan
Forever
" I'm always working on new projects. "
Projects
New
Always
" I'm a quarter Indian; my grandfather's originally from New Delhi. "
Grandfather
Indian
New
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