I'm always concerned about growing as an artist.

There's always a ton of emotion coming from me, so I'm really excited to share it.

Growing up, I was listening to a ton of Motown music, Otis Redding, Aretha, and then there was the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin. These were all people that I felt as though they truly felt every single lyric they said, and they weren't afraid of imperfection.

You never really know what's inspired you or made you who you are, but I was really lucky that I got to grow up in places like Japan and Hong Kong that are super energetic and have this intensity to them.

For me personally, joy comes from focusing on Jesus, others, and yourself.

One of the standards on which your happiness is based, now and in your future, is moral purity.

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy happier.

I just want to say to women, 'Be yourself - it's the inner beauty that counts. You are your own best friend, the key to your own happiness, and as soon as you understand that - and it takes a few heartbreaks - you can be happy.'