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Real pain hurts so bad. When you've gone through something and you've overcome it, you're able to heal other people. ”

I like feeling fresh and having really dewy skin. I like feeling moisturized and having a good brow. ”

My music is 100-percent me, so it's just who I developed into as a woman. I feel really grateful that I waited until I did because I feel like I really found who I was by doing that. ”

My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people - because I was close to something that fell apart. ”

A lot of times, people are ashamed of feeling weak and being rejected - so it's liberating to be able to sing about those things. And it's amazing when other people don't feel alone because they hear it. ”

Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining. ”

Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front. ”

I tend to wear all black. I like feeling sexy, feminine, effortless, and real. ”

I used to swallow people's energies, and then I learned, as I got older, that I'm too sensitive, and I had to stop doing that. Now I don't take as much in. ”

Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you are, that's a goddess. ”