Musician

I think that the music industry is such an interesting place, and there are so many situations that people don't know about.

I think that the music industry is such an interesting place, and there are so many situations that people don't know about.

I have never spoken to Eminem. I've never even spoken to him once.

I don't really want to make this sound depressing, but I will say that I didn't really have my first kiss until really, really late.

I'm not one to be like, 'What is everybody doing? Let me do that!' I just do what I want.

It all started when I was 4. I was watching a lot of 'The Little Mermaid,' and I loved that movie. I was going around the house singing - I wanted to be on Disney and everything; I wanted to be a princess.

I think, especially in pop culture, we're brought up to think that a normal pop star is this pretty, well-kept-together girl.

You need to know when to surrender the album.

I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.

What I like about the EMAs is that you will never know what happens.

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

I want people to be happy.

I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks.

When I was a little girl, my dream was just to hear my song on the radio. It was very fascinating to me, and I was like, 'How do I do that?' Now it's like, 'Oh my God, my song is on the radio!'

My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.

I turned sadness into an anthem for not letting anything or anyone slow you down.

Nicki Minaj is a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. As an artist, I understand her, and I could see how she could be misunderstood by a lot of people, but she is really passionate about her art, and that's something I really admire about her.

For mascara, I'll just use whatever I have in my bag. I'll use anything. I feel like, from drugstores to a Saks, they are all the same to me.

I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.

There's nothing mathematical to my writing. It's a feeling.