I definitely don't like red carpets. I go on the red carpet because I have to but I'm not a big fan. That's not my thing. I'd rather be in the studio making music and performing.
I'm always calling my family and I'm like, 'I can't wait to pay you guys back.' They have been my true supporters since I was eight years old.
My family is very musical.
My parents worked super hard when they came to America. They had three jobs each. I didn't really see them that much.
My family had this dream where we would meet producers and songwriters, and it was not what we thought it would be.
I would sing 'Visions of Love' over and over for a year straight.
Drinking and partying never appealed to me in lyrics - they don't have a lot of meaning behind them.
My favorite part about writing a song is really when it's released, and I can see that it relates to so many people.
We need more pop songs and more empowering songs.
I don't have one song about partying.
You don't know who you are when you're 14.
I'm someone who speaks my mind, so it was important to me that my publisher value originality and creative expression.
I want women to know all around the world that they have the power!
I got really noticed by record labels and that's how I got signed.
My grandma used to sing. I feel like it's in our blood!
It was very tough to get people to believe in my project. Everyone had their own ideas, and they wanted to mold me into something I wasn't.
I feel like pop and R&B are just my core.
I could probably have an idea one day and then go into the studio and really wanna write about just that idea that I have in mind. Or it can vary with just a simple beat and I just do a bunch of melodies on the track that inspire me.
Shooting the 'Torn' music video was a dream come true.
Growing up, my dad took me to the opera.
