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“Human emotion is more interesting than anything. Everything that is so overtly sexual is not real. Real emotion is sexy. It's vulnerable and raw.”

“Fashion is a huge part of music and of who you are. It really sets the mood for a show, and it's fun to play around with it. You can get really creative in photo shoots as well. You know, just having fun with it.”

“My music is the most 'me' thing about me. Everything is in my music.”

“Social media overwhelms me.”

“There are definitely a lot of creative people I want to work with. I wanna work with Drake!”

“I don't think of anyone as a 'groupie.' People who connect with my music are just inspiring and amazing.”

“I think every person is so unique. I think every woman is so unique, every man is so unique, every artist is so unique.”

“I really believe that if you want something bad enough, and you work so hard to get it, and you have it inside, then if you just never stop, it's gonna happen.”

“I used to swallow people's energies, and then I learned, as I got older, that I'm too sensitive, and I had to stop doing that. Now I don't take as much in.”

“I definitely drink lots of water. I use this Decleor Neroli Oil to moisturize - no matter what the climate is, it always makes my skin really moist.”

“Real pain hurts so bad. When you've gone through something and you've overcome it, you're able to heal other people.”

“I think, probably when I was 15 or so, I was going through a really hard time with my family, and I just felt really helpless - I didn't know how to put anything I was feeling into words, and I was really confused, and I felt like nobody would hear me, but I didn't even know what to say.”

“I think doing things that scare you a little is a good thing. A little bit of fear is never a bad thing. A healthy amount of fear makes everything taste better.”

“I tend to wear all black. I like feeling sexy, feminine, effortless, and real.”

“I think social media is an interesting beast - you can't get too caught up in it. People can get caught up in it sometimes, but I think it's important to live in the present and not on the computer screen.”

“Femininity can be a powerful thing.”

“I know every line to 'The Little Rascals.'”

“With 'Someone New', I was at my rawest, and I didn't want to cover it up. And same with 'You Should Know' and 'Under the Table.' I wanted it to be the lyrics and the chord progressions, and the intricacies of the guitar of 'Someone New' are so delicate, sometimes that's all you need.”

“I love Lauryn Hill, Tracy Chapman, Fiona Apple. People like that. People you can really connect to on the most basic human level.”

“Twitter and those platforms just didn't feel natural to me.”