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“It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!”
“I get really excited about other female acts. I feel inspired when I see another women succeeding in music because it makes me realize that if they can do it, I can do it.”
“No matter what, I still was gonna make music, even if it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.”
“I have volunteered for Musicians on Call for the past 12 years because of the incredible one-on-one experiences in hospital rooms when no one other than the patient and I would remember the love that was exchanged.”
“Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.”
“I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.”
“I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.”
“Vocally, I have learned to find my strength, and my voice has developed a lot since 'Be Here.' I learned to sing with all of my body.”
“I've always sung in choirs and acapella groups, but when I was in college, I finally started writing songs and playing with a band, and that ignited a desire to do it full time and pour everything I had into it.”
“I feel crazy that me sticking with my dreams actually worked. It's wild and incredible.”
“The adventurer in me would love to visit Patagonia, Chile.”
“I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.”
“I cannot believe that I get a tour bus. I've been traveling in a van for 15 years. I used to look at people who were on buses and be like, 'Whoa, man, some day.'”
“I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.”
“I used to feel it was too late for me; I'd had my shot. You couldn't make a pop star out of me.”
“I have always loved music. My mom used to sing with my sister and I when I was younger, and I was in choirs and loved to perform, but when I was in college, I went on a study abroad to Trinidad, and while I was there, I sang backup at my first concert.”
“Andy Grammer is probably the closest friend I have in the music industry, so touring with him was just incredible. He's such a soulful, kind guy, and he gives great advice. And he also scares me a lot. He does a lot of pranks.”
“I'm one of those people at the airport holding a pillow like a little kid.”
“I love Kelly Clarkson's message, and I've heard comparisons to P!nk.”
“Wherever I go, people are so kind and so lovely and so warm and show their best self. So I feel very lucky.”