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" During my first photo shoot, I was unhappy because they put so much makeup on me and straightened my hair. I've been stubborn ever since. "

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" I didn't think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody - I didn't think it described me very well and I didn't think it had anything to do with my music. "

" A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it. "

" I became a musician so I wouldn't have to get up at 6 in the morning. "

" Nobody was listening when I learned how to play music. But there's something about being on stage, talking to the audience, looking at them and smiling, that's always been difficult for me. I'm a lot more comfortable now, but there are still moments of awkwardness. "

" On the first album I was saying, that's just one part of me. And then I was thinking, well, am I going to hide the rest of me now just because I'm afraid of something? No. I'm just going to be myself. "

" The coolest thing I've gotten to do in the past few years is guest star on Sesame Street. "

" I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz. "

" Making records is fun. It's not some big statement. You're allowed to make mistakes. "

" I'm not a very dark person. "

" I'm ballsy. Well, sometimes I'm ballsy. "

" What I was going for in the first two albums I didn't necessarily achieve. Because I was young and because it was my first time out. And the second album was such a 'quickie' sort of 'Let's just get it over with!' But the kind of music I make, there's a lot of subtlety in it. And I think it takes a couple of listens to actually really get it. "

" I think it's important for people who love music to retain physical CDs or even vinyl, because it sounds so great and so much warmer than music over the internet. "

" All is fair in love and songwriting. "

" There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song. "

" I make a good fried chicken. "

" I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time. "

" Everyone in my high school was a bit nerdy. We didn't even have a football team. "

" I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it. "

" A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music. "

" For a young artist to really make it and make money is a lot more difficult these days. "

" There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring. "

" I don't like shopping, and I like my clothes to be comfortable. "

" I don't want to be the next big anything. I just want to play for people and that's it. "

" A record is just a snapshot of where you are at any time. "

" I like barbecuing because it's easy. "

" I wasn't a trained Mickey Mouse club performer. I played in jazz clubs and restaurants. "

" I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety. "

" I got stood up by the letter Y, he was hanging around with his X. "

" Designers send me clothes I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing. "