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" I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced. "

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" It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white. "

" I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. "

Self-Confidence

" That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. "

" I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather. "

" In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing for that time. It was the first time that alternative music broke through to the mainstream. "

" Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing. "

" I love pop music. Who doesn't? "

" I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter who they are and what they do. "

" It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate. "

" I know lots of people who've never been lucky enough to get to this stage in their life. And I'm not gonna hide it for anybody. "

" I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. "

" When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview. "

" I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. "

" I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. "

" How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself. "

" I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can. "

" And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle. "

" People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music. "

" Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me. "

" It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging. "

" I feel the same way I did when I was in school. I'm having the same insecurities. "

" I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more. "

" I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life. "

" We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect. "

" The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression. "

" No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. "

" In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people. "

" I feel privileged, to be honest. "