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“What better way is there to raise money for such an important organization like Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS than by celebrating all types of bodies, all types of relationships, and just acceptance overall?”
“A miserable karaoke experience is when people are trying really hard and trying to show off. You have to just be chill - that's what makes karaoke fun.”
“I really wished I'd learned Spanish. I took it all in high school and was planning on trying to be fluent in it. I would get Selena tracks and sing with them and stuff like that.”
“Honestly, sometimes, it takes a negative to bring about a positive.”
“I feel like 2013 was one giant snowball of me being confused with my place in life and within the group. A lot of it was self-confidence issues, a lot of outside issues, and a lot of me questioning the future of what I was doing. And my mistake was letting all that influence me so that I wasn't the best I could be in life!”
“I feel like it has been a journey throughout the years to be accepting of my culture - I always felt different and not as accepting of it.”
“I feel like a lot of like the old-timey Christmas songs, the classics, a lot of it is very vocal. A lot of harmonies and, like, crooners, it puts you in that holiday spirit, I feel like.”
“I feel like I have to be on my game because I have to handle my solo stuff and Pentatonix stuff, so it has really kept me on my toes in a good way.”
“I'm so proud of 'Break a Little.'”
“I do want to do more acting! I love it. It's so fun.”
“We sing popular songs and show it can be done a cappella. It's fun music.”
“Sara Bareilles is one of my favorite singer-songwriters of all time.”
“I've learned that even just as an individual, regardless of who I am, and regardless of who anyone is, to really be true to yourself and your own self expression and really use your voice for that.”
“Coming out of a group, it's always really fun and creative to do your own thing.”
“So many people don't believe in themselves; people are worth so much more than what social media shows.”
“I never planned out my wedding.”
“I love all the 'Harry Potter' books. Those are just my favorites.”
“I started voice lessons when I was eight years old.”
“When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Shania Twain. I would always go sing the song 'Honey I'm Home.' I was, like, 12, and I'm singing about coming home from work and PMS and stuff.”
“It depends on the arrangement. It could take 3 hours, it could take 3 days, it could take a week. 'Thrift Shop' took one arrangement session. We did it all in a circle that day. 'Evolution of Music' and 'Evolution of Beyonce' took a bunch of different sessions.”