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" My path has been a little weird. I hope that it can inspire people. "

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" I love how controversial pink is. Men still feel uncomfortable wearing pink. It's ridiculous. "

" I've never wanted to be like anybody else. I'm me. "

" Audrey Hepburn is a huge influence on my style. She's classy, confident, and simplistic. She's a tomboy and also super feminine. "

" I want to talk about things that are actually important. "

" When you're that age - that middle-school age, early high school - you're changing. You're going crazy. So I put all of my energy into pretending I was someone else, battling and screaming and all that stuff - casting spells and getting into a whole fantasy world. It was really healthy for me. "

" I had to do so much self-searching and self-work and learning how to navigate in a world that seemed very mean. "

" I'm pretty picky about what I do and who I work with, for better or for worse. "

" I get kind of nervous in crowds, so a musical festival would never be something I would go to, unless I was playing. "

" Music is all I've ever done. "

" Gospel talks about life's struggles, but you always feel like it recognizes these struggles and that you can overcome them. "

" I've always been very driven and am also very stubborn. "

" I'm such an emotional person that when it comes to songwriting, I can click into whatever zone I need. "

" I'm the kind of writer that, once I get into writing mode in my brain, I'm non-stop. "

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" I used to come home and play piano all day by ear and make songs up or figure out my favourite Elvis songs. I'd make up games by blindfolding myself and singing the harmony to whatever notes I'd play. "

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" If you want to be a songwriter, you've got to obsess over it. "

" I love wearing dresses, but more simplistic, classic-looking dresses. "

" I don't think I'm the most talented musician or the best singer, but I work really, really hard. "

" I come from the most normal family. I've always been the oddball. "

" I got offered publishing deals to write country music, but it was not what I wanted to do. "

" That's what's so wonderful about collaborating: your idea can explode and become something else. "

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" Music is what makes you feel joyful and makes me feel like I'm not alone. It's everything. "

" I was poor. I struggled big time, living hand to mouth so I could be the kind of artist I want to be. "

" I'm one of those people who don't want to share anything 'til it's a done deal. "

" It is like an addiction: I get addicted to performing and touring. I get itchy and think, 'I've got to do this.' "

" If you want to make something of yourself, you have to just do it relentlessly. "