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" I'm not just writing songs that are narrating my life, but everyone else around my age because they're super-relatable. "

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" There are tons of women's perfumes that I've smelt and been like, 'I love that. I would totally wear that,' and lots of women smell a lot of men's cologne and think the same thing about that. I think there should be no reason to put gender on it. "

" I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have. "

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" I have a thing where if I'm not in control, I feel the whole world is about to collapse. "

" It's hard for me to just say, 'Wow, this is amazing - I'm famous. I'm living the dream.' I sit there and think, 'I'm scared - this can go away tomorrow.' My dad always says that I'm a tortured soul because I'm never pleased; I never feel like I deserve what I've achieved. "

" I think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same. "

" I like dancers. I have a thing for girls who dance. "

" I'm just growing so quickly, so my songs are quickly changing on me. But it's fine. I love them for what they are and what they were, to me. "

" I picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I'll probably be the same. I'll still think I'm not the greatest singer I can be. "

" I'm proud to say I'm a role model for kids. "

" Singing kind of came out of nowhere. "

" Someone was like, 'If you wanna be a celebrity, know that every girl you talk to is going to be your girlfriend.' And I was like, 'Fine. I accept that for getting to do what I love for the rest of my life.' "

" I really love listening to Hozier. He's great. "

" Manuka honey is magic. "

" My mom says I'm not allowed to move out, but I'm allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won't be able to do it myself. So she said she'll accept it if I do that. "

" At 13, I loved how so many of my peers sang and played acoustic guitar, so I started recording videos with covers of famous songs and posting them online. "

" You can't get too comfortable and relax, because your world can flip overnight. "

" From 15 to 18, everybody is a different person. Every six months, I have a whole new outlook on life. "

" To be honest, I've only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash. "

" There's a lot more to success than just singing. "

" There are times when I'm super-overwhelmed, and everything feels like it's hitting me in the face at once, but I think what's keeping me calm, and who I am by staying true to myself, is my whole family being so supportive and keeping me grounded. They treat me the exact same way they treated me years and years ago. "

" Every time I write a song my approach changes. "

" I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships - ex-relationship, I should say. "

" When you go on tour, you get so pumped up to make more music, learn more about yourself, and grow more musically. It always happens. "

" You look back at people like Elvis and The Beatles and still get their music because it's timeless. That's what I want. "

" I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That's kind of what I did. "

" I've never had a scandal, but I don't know if that's so much because I'm perfect, or because people aren't caring enough yet. Give it some time. I'll probably be very upset, but it's a part of the gig. "

" I come up with more ideas when I'm on the road, but I don't get to finish them. I don't get to fully flush them out because I'm so busy on the road. I'm very all over the place, but I'm definitely most creative when I'm out here. "

" Love is probably the strongest emotion that you can feel. It's very natural - and I wouldn't want to say easy - but natural and comfortable to write about, and there's so many different forms of it, millions of layers - you could write forever about it. "

" Island Records was the first record label to... acknowledge me. After that, quickly, Republic Records, and then Atlantic Records, Sony Records and Warner Bros. It was all the labels at once. It was absolutely insane, like, knowing that this many record labels were interested in me. "

" The people who are No. 1 are No. 1 for a reason. "