People are going to assume whatever they want to assume.
My sister was the singer, and I always had the mentality there could only be one in the family.
I write songs for myself, but I never keep them. I'm like, 'O.K., that was my therapy - it's out of my body now. I'm going to give it to somebody else so it can be their therapy, too.'
I just remember really loving words and writing about anything I could, and the way I'd remember things, like my library card number, was to make a melody.
I had all these singles come out within a two-month period, and then nothing for almost two years. You start to feel a little irrelevant. You realize how many people there are trying to be songwriters and how competitive it is and how political things can be.
My favorite food is hot Cheetos. I could eat those every day.
There is so much power in vulnerability, and I am proud to be that typecast.
When you start to have success, people look at you differently and expect more from you. With that comes a lot of pressure to perform, so it can be a little overwhelming.
I grew up in Davenport, Iowa, but I moved to Santa Clarita, California, when I was 6.
Stylistically, things are becoming cooler. People are trying different things and combining genres.
I just want to write fun, interesting music that pushes boundaries and is still true to myself. I want people to feel something.
The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face' is very experimental. It's pop meets urban meets indie meets alternative.
I'm very emotional and vulnerable.
Women often don't want to be typecast as the girl that's sad.
I've been the person who hides behind people and lets everyone else do their thing, and I've been content there.
I think that women are afraid to be vulnerable because they think it makes them look weak.
It's ingrained in people's minds that it's a typecast and a stereotype that women are just emotional and crazy.
If you listen to the radio, it's all men who are emotional and women who are sexual. There's nothing wrong with that! It definitely should be the case, but it makes me sad that women are afraid to be emotional because it makes them look weak.
I've always been a writer. I've always loved words, ever since I was a kid.
I've written poetry most of my life.
