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" I'm a huge fan of Joni Mitchell, and I think her music has inspired me lyrically and guitar-wise. "

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" I never thought I would get signed to a label. "

" I was just happy with having friends that I liked and going to shows that I wanted to see. "

" I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about just getting enough songs that I really love. "

" I've seen girls start playing music who have told me they were inspired by me. "

" Sadly, you can't just pretend that you haven't seen the creepy things that people have said about you. It's something that gets in your brain. "

" It's not an easy thing to manage - school and being in a band. "

" I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice. "

" I listen to a lot of Nashville local music, which, for the most part, is punk and grunge music but also alt-country stuff down here. "

" I think I'm much more of a guitar-songwriter than a singer. I start with chords and then test out melodies rather than improvising over it. "

" 'Your Dog' I tried to re-record at my house, like, four times after the studio recordings were done. "

" I am way too competitive! I get so crazy that I don't even care. "

" Those reflective moments for me usually come from loneliness and separation from people. "

" I'm not really a sports girl anymore - I used to be a huge sports girl. "

" Mitski is an influence to me as a writer. "

" I haven't had a terrible relationship, but I've always been the type in a relationship to give too much and not speak out about problems I had or problems that were bothering me. I just wouldn't stand up for myself in any way if I was upset about something. "

" I definitely learned stuff like advancing a show, what percentage I should be paid, what's going be in a contract I'm going sign. "

" It's not that I can't collaborate. It's just that I don't know how to say no to people. If someone's like, 'Let's write a song together,' it's like, 'You'll write the song, and I'm gonna okay everything.' It's very hard to think that their ideas work with what I'm trying to do. "

" When I signed my first record deal, I brought it over to my lawyer to look over. "

" I've had so many young girls come up to me after a show and say, 'How do I start putting my music on Bandcamp?' or 'I used to play music, but I don't anymore, and I really want to start writing again.' That's just the most amazing feeling. "

" A lot of music that's my favorite doesn't sound like the music I write. "

" I don't talk with people about how I am feeling - I just usually write a song about it. "

" The summer after high school, I got a TASCAM because I had been writing a lot and thought it would be cool if I recorded stuff not just on my phone. "

" When I was younger, I definitely wish I had felt more... I just wish I had started actually putting out my music earlier because I didn't do it until I graduated high school and felt like I was leaving. That's mostly because I have never liked my voice a lot or been like a particularly great singer. "

" It hasn't been a conscious thing, like, 'I don't want to listen to a bunch of dudes,' but I genuinely like music by women better. "

" It's hard for me to see myself as meaningful, but people seem to like my music, so who knows. Maybe my music is empowering some more young women to pick up songwriting/playing. "

" I didn't make music until I was about 18. I'd been playing my whole life, but I wasn't putting it out because I didn't feel like people would take it seriously. I thought people would be like, 'It's just like sad girl music - it's like Taylor Swift.' "

" You're always just going to be who you are. "

" Moving gave me confidence. I was really reclusive when I first moved. I stayed home a lot or went to shows alone. But by the second semester of my freshman year, I started making friends. "

" I've played music since I was six, and I always wrote songs just for myself. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. I didn't think anyone would notice. "

" When I released 'Songs From My Bedroom'... that's the one that people started actually listening to. "