It takes a lot of people years to turn a negative into a positive. It takes me, like, an album.
I’m pretty confident and, at the same time, I’m pretty insecure. I’m like a walking conflict.
You can’t be creative when you’re completely happy.
I know I should stop smoking, but it scares me. I mean, what would I turn to next?
I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher.
I just get bored easily. As I’m sure other people do too.
Cutting, and suicide, two very different symptoms of the same problem, are gaining on us. I personally don’t know a single person who doesn’t know at least two of these victims personally.
I turned down Prince William’s invitation for me to sing at his birthday bash because he was spearing animals in Africa and bringing publicity to it, and I thought that was pretty disgusting!
My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me.
I decided at 15 that I didn’t want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don’t mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I’ve had, things I’ve been through, and even the stuff I’m embarrassed about.
I love the shows that are in dingy little dark clubs, smoky, no production whatsoever.
I think you learn more about yourself in the context of a relationship than you can outside of it.
I’d love to have time to do my hair, honestly. I’d love to be Victoria Beckham just for one day – to look that good. But I can’t.
I’m such a control freak, and it’s very hard for me to lose my inhibitions without something chemical inside me.
My definition of freedom is knowing who you are, and then being it. No matter what anyone else is doing. And naked parties of course.
Loads of my friends are lesbians, and it really annoys me that gay people aren’t allowed to get married in most parts of America. I’d go on a march for gay rights any time.
I’ve been asked to do ‘American Idol’ and ‘X Factor.’ I’m an Ed McMahon kind of girl. ‘Star Search?’ I’m in, all day long. It felt more authentic, and the market wasn’t oversaturated with karaoke contests.
I’m very much in the trenches, and I don’t live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there’s always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket.
I’ve always felt like the underdog, and I’m comfortable with that label.
My parents divorced, and I didn’t have much of a daddy growing up.