I've always kept writing. There's never been a moment where I went through a spell where I just don't write.

I still struggle with my low notes. It's just always been something for me: I'm not a low singer. I have a really high voice.

My style is kind of all over the place. I've always loved the combination of leather and lace, but that's probably just been something that I fall back on if I can't really figure out what to wear.

I actually started singing country music at 4 years old, right when I started learning how to sing. I would cover a lot of Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood, that kind of stuff, and it just feels very authentic to me. It's always been there through the years. Even when I was in my band, I still listened to country.

I have never wanted to hide my freckles. I just didn't like the way I looked without them; it didn't look like me.

My advice to anyone being picked on for being different or for working towards a dream is to remember it's never personal. These people don't actually dislike you at heart. They're just going through difficult things in their own personal lives.