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" My experience with songwriting is usually so confessional, it's so drawn from my own life and my own stories. "

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" It's pretty intense writing about my own life, my own struggles. "

" I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear. "

" I'm very aware and very conscious of the path I chose in life, and very aware of the path I didn't choose. "

" In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. "

" I get really restless when I haven't worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me! "

" But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls under. "

" I'm the type of person, I have to study to get an A on the test. "

" I've been a huge fan of Chris Martin forever; it'd be awesome to work with him. He's really kind, and he's been really encouraging when we've met. "

" My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry. "

" I'm like 6'2 when I wear heels, so I tend to wear cowboy boots a lot. "

" I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you. "

" A lot of the jewelry that I wear are fan gifts because they're so awesome and they give me great presents. "

" Love is the one wild card. "

" My friends tease me about the fact that if someone seems bad or shady or like they have a secret, I find them incredibly interesting. "

" I'm a Sagittarius, and one of our major qualities is that we're blindly optimistic. "

" So many girls come up and say to me, 'I have never listened to country music in my life. I didn't even know my town had a country-music station. Then I got your record, and now I'm obsessed.' That's the coolest compliment to me. "

" I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band. "

" Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind. "

" But, I've always loved John Mayer and I think T-Pain is brilliant. "

" I can imagine it's hard to make a relationship last. I wouldn't know. "

" I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about. "

" Sometimes I write about my own life. And sometimes I write about situations I see my friends going through. Sometimes I write about a scene I saw in a movie. I take inspiration from all different places. "

" When I'm in management meetings when we're deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I'm the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That's the part of my life where I feel most in control. "

" When I get on a roll with something, it's really hard for me to put it down unfinished. "

" Rebellion is what you make of it. When you've been on a tour bus for two months straight, and then you get in your car and drive wherever you want, that can feel rebellious. "

" I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine. "

" I know that a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania is about the most random place for a country singer to come from, but I had an awesome childhood. "

" I'm typically single. I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating. "