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“I like Australia, but every time I'm there, I feel like everybody's being sarcastic because everyone's so nice.”

“I get so many questions in interviews about feminism, and I think the second you start separating femininity and masculinity and giving one more power than the other, that's like - everyone...”

“On tour, there's dry shampoo - I use the one by Bed Head.”

“My voice has always been kind of distinct - even when I was four years old, my mom told me that people would be like, 'Why does your daughter always sound like a chain smoker?' I've always h...”

“I like a kind of dark, bronze-y brown smoky eye with maybe some mascara, some contouring and stuff, but I don't like wearing black or pinks. I like it more tonal.”

“The song 'Stick'? That needed to be chunky and sexy. It's human. It's human to be the girl in 'Stick' and feel spicy as heck.”

“I have a memory of listening to Tracy Chapman and just being intrigued by her voice. Even as a young girl, I wanted to know more about her and her story. I felt I was learning about her thro...”

“I found music when I was very dark. I felt unheard, with inner dialogues that I didn't know how to express.”

“I got a psychology degree from USC, but music is just my whole life.”

“When I'm writing, it's the weirdest thing: it's not even a conscious process. I'm not even thinking when I write, and then all of a sudden, I'll have a song that makes me feel so much better...”