I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That’s kind of what I did.
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From 15 to 18, everybody is a different person. Every six months, I have a whole new outlook on life.
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I don’t really like to say, ‘This is where I’ll be in five years,’ because I truly have no idea.
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To be honest, I’ve only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.
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I don’t really look into the past too much.
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I think it’s not about what you say; it’s about what you don’t say.
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So many of my songs are based on things that either happened to me or to someone I know, but there are also ones where I’ve written a made-up story. All of them are about very real emotions, and I just find different ways to express them.
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Sometimes I get more excited for shows that I know are going to be quieter because it gets me more inspired to be more of a showman and be more of an entertainer and forces me to work harder.
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Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.
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I started watching YouTube videos and singing, and it became something that I was obsessed with.
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There’s so much negativity on social media, I don’t want to add to that.
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I’ve never had a scandal, but I don’t know if that’s so much because I’m perfect, or because people aren’t caring enough yet. Give it some time. I’ll probably be very upset, but it’s a part of the gig.
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Sometimes when the song is right for that time period, it’s just kinda bad to let it wait, and then when you do release it eight months down the road, it’s not the same.
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I have songs about growing up, about ex-relationships – ex-relationship, I should say.
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I think I was just bored one summer afternoon, and I decided to post a little video of me singing and playing guitar out of tune.
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My mom says I’m not allowed to move out, but I’m allowed. I said I have to FaceTime her every night to make dinner with her because I won’t be able to do it myself. So she said she’ll accept it if I do that.
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I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. It’s just as hard. It doesn’t get easier, but that’s why I love it: because it’s a challenge every time.
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