I have a confidence because my research shows that I should just really trust my instincts.

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Thank you for believing in my weirdness!

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My religious upbringing was comically strict — even the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner was banned. In our house, no one was allowed to refer to deviled eggs. We had to call them angelic eggs. We were never allowed to swear. I'd get into trouble just for saying 'Hell no'. If you dropped a hammer on your toe in our house you had to say something like 'Jiminy Christmas'. The only music we were allowed to listen to was gospel. No wonder I rebelled.

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I feel really blessed because of where I come from.

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I don't follow trends. I'm just not into what everyone else is wearing. I have my own look, which I call 'Lolita Meets Old Hollywood Glam.'

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Be yourself, that’s what makes the world go round!

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I'm just singing about my own life. Singing about all the little stories in my life and the things I've been through.

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A lot of the time people don't even know what they want until they see something new.

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I've just always been very aware and careful of everything, so that I can be ready for the perfect opportunities as they come. I don't take anything for granted or wait for anything to come to me.

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I'm like a fatter version of Amy Winehouse and a skinnier version of Lily Allen.

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