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" I refuse to dress 'hot' for Halloween, 'cause I always have to have makeup and hair and look cute for my job. So on Halloween, I either go gory or weird or funny. "

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" I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community. "

Rachel Platten

Community

Character

Girl

" I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff. "

" In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you. "

" When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left. "

Rachel Platten

Myself

Fight

" 'Stand By You' is about sticking by the person you love not only when things are easy, but being there for them during trials and letting them know they aren't alone. "

" Even if the songs are at times painful - 'cause some of the songs are not all roses and balloons; some of them dig into deep things that I've been going through - there's a joy that I think people feel from my music and, hopefully, from my performance because I am so in love with doing what I do. "

" It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great. "

Rachel Platten

Think

Scare

" Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body. "

" I learned that I truly am a fighter and that I cannot give up. "

Rachel Platten

Cannot

Learned

" There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise. "

" I had my first concert in front of 80,000 people at the International Soca Monarch Finals. "

" I'm a closet outdoorsy athletic enthusiast, and I would love to do a rafting and hiking trip someday and maybe sleep in a treehouse and bathe in a chilly winding river. "

" Music truly heals, and I am so grateful to have learned that through Musicians on Call. "

" I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray. "

" Andy Grammer is probably the closest friend I have in the music industry, so touring with him was just incredible. He's such a soulful, kind guy, and he gives great advice. And he also scares me a lot. He does a lot of pranks. "

" Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist. "

" My biggest fear is that I'm not good enough. I have this voice in my head that I've been battling for years that says, 'You're not really talented enough. You don't really deserve this.' "

" I feel like I have some stuff that matches 'Fight Song,' not in necessarily the message exactly but in the emotion and honesty. "

" I'm one of those people at the airport holding a pillow like a little kid. "

Rachel Platten

Airport

Kid

" I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening. "

" I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone. "

" I played cover gigs and traveled the country in my mom's old car, and my drummer and I set up a fake email and sent it out to agents. We pretended to be our own agent. "

" When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.' "

Rachel Platten

Electricity

My Life

" I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer. "