Grace VanderWaal

A family friend was staying with us once and had brought over a ukulele. I just loved the way she played it. I saved up the money from my 11th birthday and went out and bought one for myself. ”

Child stardom is a really hard thing. It can really lead to bad things, and I think a lot of people have gone through that. ”

Record labels and producers are not looking to change you: they are looking to make a star. And what they might think is a star may not be you. ”

That's the amazing part of humans - it's so weird how one person can inspire. ”

Whenever I'm traveling, it's a switch of, like, adult, mature Grace VanderWaal answering questions. Sometimes it's hard to get that balance of old, normal me as well. ”

Every time I do something or release something or announce a new project, there's always that fear that it won't go well. ”

I do school online. My favorite thing to do with school is to finish things and then watch it go away, especially when I am working on a laptop. ”

I think you need to figure out your balance. 'Cause if you think too much about that there's people around and - and how you're singing and looking and performing, I think that it won't be a good performance. Then, on the other hand, you can't just be in your own world. ”