I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.
I’m the girl who – I call it girl-next-door-itis – the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.
When I get on a roll with something, it’s really hard for me to put it down unfinished.
I think that you can love people without it being the great love.
The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you’re 16 can mirror the one you have when you’re 26. Life repeats itself.
A development deal is where they’re giving you recording time and money to record, but not promising that they’ll put an album out.
If someone has a really great boyfriend or career, I think, it’s cool that happens.
All of my songs are autobiographical.
All of my walls are covered with framed pictures of my friends.
And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that’s fine with me!
If there’s a pregnancy rumor, people will find out it’s not true when you wind up not being pregnant, like nine months from now, and if there’s a house rumor, they’ll find out it’s not true when you are actively not ever spotted at that house.
I think that when you’re making your way up in the music industry, you have all these heroes and the reasons why they are your heroes. As soon as you get into the industry, your guidelines change a little bit. For me, my heroes now are great people first and great artists second.
I second-guess and overthink and rethink every single thing that I do.
I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
I think I have to trust that you end up with the person you’re supposed to end up with, and that everything in between is there to teach you stuff.
Just because you make a good plan, doesn’t mean that’s what’s gonna happen.
Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. T get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!
My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It’s when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
People don’t usually compliment your character.