Colbie Caillat

“I didn't want to call and schedule shows or call and make people listen to my music. Luckily, my friends and family really stayed on me and made me put myself out there.”

“I like doing 25-minute intervals on the treadmill. I go back and forth with running and fast walking and keep changing the incline to high and low. Then I do 15 minutes of lifting light weights and all different kinds of sit-ups, squats, and stretches. I do this routine four days a week.”

“I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.”

“I like the unknown.”

“When I turned 19 I kinda realized that I needed to write my own songs instead of singing songs written by other people.”

“Talking with my friends and family every day helps keep me grounded and connected to home. They are the most important things to me.”

“I'm against the ways of the world where people feel like they need to always make things too perfect.”

“For the 'Try' video, I didn't prep or starve myself and over-exercise. And then I didn't get my nails done. I didn't get my hair done. I didn't get a facial. I didn't have a stylist.”

“My advice is don't scrub your makeup off your eyes; be gentle.”

“Songwriting is like a therapy, it's a connection that you have with another person, and I'm not scared of it at all for some reason.”

“Whenever I'm on tour and I'm in my hotel room and I'm writing and playing my guitar, I go in the bathroom and I record whatever I'm writing in there. It's just what I love to do.”

“When I was younger, I just wanted to be a singer.”

“I pay attention to how I look but I don't let it go too far.”

“I don't wear makeup when I'm home. I love taking a break from it.”

“I love to be in Hawaii - everything very natural, and my style reflects that.”

“Dress how you're comfortable. Wear the makeup that you're comfortable in - or don't wear it.”

“Well, I started writing songs about three years ago when I learned to play the guitar, but I've been singing since I was eleven.”

“Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.”

“Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of the music - it takes your worries away and makes you feel good, and I think that's what music is about.”

“I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.”