“I’m not big on make up. I only have a make up artist for events.”

I could count on one hand how many times I’ve worked out.

It’s your career, your face, your name. You have to be in control because if something gets messed up or something doesn’t look how you want it to, you’re the only one to blame.

I honestly believe going independent is the future. Social is changing, Spotify is changing, everything is changing.

Being in the studio is my absolute favorite thing.

Of course I write from experience, but I also do write from things that have happened in the world.

It’s important to drive your own ship, and it’s your career, so you might as well take it by the reins.

The worst thing any of us can do for our self-esteem is compare ourselves to others, and that’s especially true of women.

I only have a stylist when I go to big events, but even then, I give them moodboards to show exactly how I want to look, so I’m mostly in control. I dress myself on a daily basis, though.

One thing I love about Lady Gaga is I feel like her sound is always evolving and changing with her and her phases of life.

I hate nothing more than feeling rushed to write a song or feeling like I have to write a song.

I take off my makeup with coconut oil some nights. It sounds like it would clog your pores, but I swear it’s saved my skin.

I want to make music that I would like if it came on the radio.

I’m not perfect. I’m not polished.

I wanted to convey the message of how I do what I want and how I run my own business, and I’m a woman in charge. I want all of my fans to know that that’s possible and feel empowered when they listen to my music.

I always say when someone says something negative about me, it’s really saying something negative about them.

I’m not opposed to acting. I do like to act.

There’s an inherent message in my work relating to recycling and the nature of value, but my artistic inspiration is fired by the qualities within the raw materials.

Feeling more comfortable onstage is something I’ve worked on – it’s really about just being the artist I am.

It took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist.

Some of you are doomed to be artists.

What people don’t understand is that how you are as an artist depends on how you are emotionally.

It makes me sad when I see artists who come alive when they go onstage, because, gee, I really come alive when I’m home.

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.

You can tell an honest artist from one who’s just given all their songs.