I remember being five years old and it being like there was an orchestra in my mind and there was this soundtrack playing. I didn't know where it was coming from, but it was there. What I'm saying is that I tried on the pop hat for awhile and it was fun. But I'm ready to try new things. Show less «

[on working with producer Rodney Jerkins and his music] When you meet people like that, you've got to really deliver. I like feeling like that, like I've gotta hit it out of the park. Every time I pulled up to his studio, I felt like a little kid riding her bike over to a friend's house, saying, 'What are we going to play today?'I took the time to celebrate it. I knew that you can never recreate those moments. They happen once and they are gone. Show less «

I've come to my rose-colored nostalgia moment, where I'm celebrating home. It's taken many years to get to the point where I feel lucky. Show less «

This idea that artists are always going to make the right choices and do the right thing is kind of a falsehood. That's what my songs are about. Falling down and getting back up again. Show less «

I put pressure on myself to be musically fresh, which is different from being trendy or being current. I like a fusion of sounds, just as long as it's funky. Show less «

My long-term goal is to be independent, quite frankly. I got quite spoiled doing Mi Plan, and in the context of my English projects I've had a lot of creative freedom. It's quite addictive, that creative independence. You start to crave it more and more as you move forward. Show less «