"Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write."

"I've always been ambitious since I was nine years old and that was never going to change."

"There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams. Because nobody relates to being perfect."

"I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids."

"Patience is a virtue because courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them."

"It is a essential truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching."

"Nature teaches us a valuable lesson: courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."