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" I remember my doctors examining my vocal cords and asking if I had an eating disorder, and I instantly said no. But then my mom, who was in the room with me, said my name in her 'mom voice,' and I just lost it. I didn't realize that she knew or that anyone knew. "

Lauren Alaina

Lost

Mom

Name

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" There's just as much positivity as there is negativity, but for some reason, people focus on the negative things. And I used to be that person, but I'm not that person anymore. "

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" It's so interesting how you can take a bad situation and make a great song out of it that somebody else can listen to and have a completely different perspective of the song and have their own meaning. That's what's great about it. "

" I hope I'm exactly what America is looking for, I don't know, I'm just going to be myself and hope that they love it. That's all I can do. "

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Small

She

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