I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there.

• Conforming is not cool.
• When I was kid, I remember playing 'Vogue' by Madonna over and over and over again. And ah, you know, something about the beat was really cool, and Madonna, visually, was on TV all the time and I thought she was just so beautiful.
• My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
• 'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.
• I'm inspired by history, different periods.
• After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
• Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
• My dad is a Deadhead, my mom's a Jewish-American princess from Jersey.
• It's been a transformative period and I really wanted to make music from what I've experienced.
• I've sung other people's music all my life.