Honestly, I don't really hear the comparisons to Taylor Swift anymore. I think it's because people are finally starting to see me for who I am and my craft and not being the next Taylor.

I feel like it's just so important for child and teenage development to have music in your life, honestly. And I just think it's really, really, really rewarding to me, personally, just emotionally, to know that I might have brought that into someone's life. And that just means a lot to me, because I know how important it can be.

Every time I do something or release something or announce a new project, there's always that fear that it won't go well.

I think you need to figure out your balance. 'Cause if you think too much about that there's people around and - and how you're singing and looking and performing, I think that it won't be a good performance. Then, on the other hand, you can't just be in your own world.

I want my music to evolve to become more me.

'Famous' is a very weird word. I feel like - I feel like that's definitely not me.

My fans should always be ready for new music.

The crowd really controls how I am onstage. One show, it might be a lot of young people, super-high-energy dancing. I mirror that. Other shows, it's much more calm.

I think everyone has music inside them, and my hope is that I can help them find it.

I think there's a misconception about the industry, that you have to change who you are to look 'cool' in order to succeed, and that's just not true.