“I was raised by a woman who was her true and authentic self. So I feel like it’s very important to put on for people who aren’t that confident or people who don’t realize the value in self-love.”

My momma wasn’t a weak person and she wasn’t a complainer. So I don’t wanna be like that.

I’ve been like this forever. I’m sweeter, probably, but me and my homegirls were a little buckwild, ya know? And it only got worse.

Not every day is a good day for me.

When you being real, you ain’t worried ‘bout who fake.,

Us boss chicks have to continue to stick together and change the game.

You know you can’t control me, baby, you need a real one in your life.

My mom was a rapper. I would go to the studio with her, and that definitely showed me I can do this, I wanna do this.

I don’t feel like I’m in competition with anybody. If I’m worried about beating somebody else, I’m not going to be the best version of myself. It shouldn’t be a competition because somebody else winning is not going to make me lose.

I knew I wanted to be a rapper when I was, like, 5.

I don’t really feel like I done made it all the way. I feel like, ‘OK, we did this. Then we grinded enough to get to this point. Now we gotta grind enough to get bigger and bigger,’ you know?

That’s what I feel like my music represents, having no limits or restrictions.

When I was little, I wanted to be a plastic surgeon.

I don’t feel like my sound is similar to any female artist that’s out right now, so I definitely feel like we just need some Texas flavor.

I’ve been writing since I was maybe seven.

I’ma just rap and do me.

Me and Kehlani have music together, and I love her.

As the CEO running my life, running Meghan Trainor, I have to say ‘no’ to things all the time, and it’s been very uncomfortable and very difficult. I’ve said ‘no’ and it’s actually worked – even when I never thought it would work.

Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.

Once you accept the fact that you’re not perfect, then you develop some confidence.

In the investing business you need a – a high degree of confidence but you also need a high degree of humbleness and you have to balance those two… Humbleness comes from mistakes.

If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can’t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

No one is born with self confidence. Self confidence is learned and earned with experience.

I sound like such a tool, but becoming a mother has made me next-level confident. I’ve never felt more empowered.