Kerli

“People generalize music by how you look, and I don't like that.”

“It would be selfish to believe that we are the only intelligent life in the universe.”

“There is no other artist who I admire and love as much as I love Bjork.”

“I learned about this talent show on TV that was basically the Estonian version of 'American Idol.' So I lied about my age, went on the show, and won. I think my story is about working really hard and dreaming really big.”

“I come from a very dysfunctional family, so I was comfortable in misery. So I would create more misery for myself because I didn't know anything else.”

“I'm really, really into the rave scene and just kind of how people come together and how it's just music and just love.”

“I feel like, Estonia, the sky is so low, and the people are much more close-minded than in America. So when I came to the U.S., I had a massive explosion of creativity and felt like I could do basically anything I want.”

“I left home when I was 16 years old, and I've been living all around the world honing my craft. I lived in L.A. for eight years, then Stockholm, London, and New York.”

“I know someone might look at a creative person's job and think it's pretty fun. It is. It's the best thing in the world, but it's also extremely challenging to carve out your own completely unique path and not following a default path that someone else has already paved.”

“It's easy to fall into victim mode and feel like the world is against you. The truth is, people aren't against you: they're just for themselves. The only thing within your control is how you react and respond to the chaotic dance of life.”

“I like when life feels playful.”

“I am obsessed with people that are obsessed with what they do.”

“Your life is your canvas, and you are the masterpiece. There are a million ways to be kind, amazing, fabulous, creative, bold, and interesting.”

“You don't have to be a Kerli fan to be a Moon Child, and you don't have to be a Moon Child to be a Kerli fan. You just have to make the best of what you have and have compassion for yourself and for others always.”

“I think being vulnerable and real in the wolrd of fakeness is the bravest thing a person can do.”

“Bubblegoth is about putting things together that don't necessarily go together.”

“I really want to go to school for herbalism. Healing plants - that's a really big passion for me.”

“I wrote 'Love Is Dead' when I was a super-depressed teenager.”

“My fashion icons range from bubblegum pop princesses to grunge queens.”

“Don't be scared to fly high, 'cause it will inspire others.”