52 Quotes by Grace VanderWaal

I started writing once I got the ukulele.

Probably my sister was the only one to tell me that I was good singer until 'America's Got Talent.'

The world is unpredictable.

I remember I asked my mom for a ukulele, and she said no because she thought I would never play it. So then I got my birthday money up, and I bought my own. It was the most rebellious thing I've ever done.

I'll forever look at Imagine Dragons and hear them on the radio and think, 'They're great people.'

My advice for someone just learning the ukulele would be to have fun with it and not take anything too seriously. Some songs that I think are great for beginners would be, 'House of Gold,' 'Riptide,' and 'I Don't Know My Name.'

If you will forever remember me as the girl from 'America's Got Talent,' that's cool, 'cause I am. If you wanna look into me and what I've done recently, that's cool, too.

Growing up so close to New York City, I always loved going to the city, but I'd be disappointed because songs about New York always made it seem so magical and perfect, and when I was younger, I just thought it was busy and dirty.

I do school online. My favorite thing to do with school is to finish things and then watch it go away, especially when I am working on a laptop.