"My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'"
"I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier."
"I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go-casting, the artwork, everything-I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you want your points across."
"I appreciate being a girl more now than ever. There's a struggle involved in it, but it's so rewarding when you prove to all men that you might have something up on 'em."
"When I was in 7th grade my mom caught me smoking cigarettes and punished me by making me smoke the entire carton. All it did was piss me off because I was out of cigarettes."
"I'm about to make people forget about Madonna".
"I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about."
"I
named the album TRY THIS because I believe there are leaders and there
are followers, and it feels really good to be a leader, and to try
different things. I wish more people would do that."
"I've never had a problem being burned alive for my feelings."
"I need to live responsibly and to the fullest and act like I'm going to die tomorrow, every day of my life ... I'm not dead. I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going to sit down and shut up."
"I have to speak for myself. As far as videos go-casting, the artwork, everything-I'm completely hands-on. You have to be if you want your points across."
"I appreciate being a girl more now than ever. There's a struggle involved in it, but it's so rewarding when you prove to all men that you might have something up on 'em."
"I like to piss people off thats why i make people get at me."
