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" What really keeps me grounded is my fans and the way that I connect with them. "

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" I moved from New York to El Paso in 2015, just before my senior year. I was super nervous. My mom, she's in the Army, and she got stationed at Fort Bliss. We packed everything up and drove all the way to El Paso. "

" I've been singing since I could talk correctly. "

" Once you're comfortable with the way that you're dressing, you express yourself a lot more, and you're just able to have a lot more fun. "

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" El Paso is where I started. I don't feel like I'd be making the music I'm making now if I hadn't gone there. "

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" And even though I'm famous, I still go through things that young people go through. "

" I want people to know that it's OK to have feelings; it's OK to be vulnerable. That no matter where they live around the world, teenagers all go through the same things. "

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Self-Confidence

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Falling In Love

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" I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was something I'd always thought of, but I'd never really had the confidence. "