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" My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere. "

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" I can't be the candy queen forever. "

" I'm either going to go completely mental, completely bankrupt, or have the best success of my life. "

" I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do. "

" When I first started out, I was really attracted to having my own sense of style because I started swing dancing, lindy hop, and jitterbug. "

" I think you become more relatable when you're vulnerable. "

" I think that parents grow up with an idea of what they want their kids to be like - and then their kids grow up to be people of themselves, of their own. "

" I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus. "

" I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest. "

" The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write. "

" I still want to make a pop record. I want to make a more sonically current pop record. I maybe want to make people move a little bit more. "

" With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them. "

" I'm on this extraordinary adventure, and if I have no one to talk to at the end of the night, I feel lonely. "

" I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more. "

" I've lived such a great, fantastic life already, but there's still so much more. "

" I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible - when I meet fans and they're crying, I'll say, 'Calm down, there's nothing to cry about.' "

" I love those documentaries where everyone is fabulous and always perfect. "

" Honey, I am the chief of my train. If critics want to hop on board, fantastic. There's plenty of room. The KP train is fun. "

" Honesty has always worked for me. "

" I gave myself until I turned 25 to make it. And if it didn't happen, I thought I'd just try to find a nice husband. "

" I've actually always wanted to make something like an acoustic record. "

" Even if you actually have the good intent to do something creative or special with your life, it's hard. I mean, look at the number of people who actually get the opportunity. "

" I think that you should definitely listen to what people say, because everyone says it: High school is not the real world. "

" For a modern woman it is important to be supported and that there is equality in every aspect, and that it's not two halves that make a whole - it's two wholes that make a whole. "

" Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while. "

" There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect. "

" It was so draining. Going to parties to rub elbows with so-and-so and act like it's no big deal, when really all I was doing was hoping I'd have the success they had. "

" I'm kind of a more sunshiny person myself. "

" I'm not going to be everything to everyone. "

" I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids. "

" I am so grateful for all the love and support I've had from people around the world. "