Songwriter Quotes

“My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.”

“If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don't stop, don't put it down.”

“I really believe we in the music industry can work together to find a way to bond technology with integrity and just really hope we can teach the younger generation the value of investment in music rather than the ephemeral consumption of it.”

“Every single one of the guys that I've written songs about has been tracked down on MySpace by my fans.”

“We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls, gets broken.”

“My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.”

“I think doing something that's different, that's out of your comfort zone is important.”

“In the future, artists will get record deals because they have fans-not the other way around...The only memento 'kids these days' want is a selfie. It's part of the new currency, which seems to be 'how many followers you have on Instagram'.”

“I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.”

“All those emotions spanning from intense love, intense frustration, intense jealously, all those feelings are red.”

“When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.”

“I'm never in the same place for more than, like, three days at a time. Things can change from one minute to the next.”

“When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about. And if I have a chance to matter to the growth and hopes and wishes of little girls, that's something I can't take lightly. So I do factor them in when I'm thinking about what to wear, and what to say, and whether or not to go out to bars even thought I'm not twenty-one.”

“You've had your share of secrets and I'm tired of being the last to know”

“Music can take you back in time to that place when you first fell in love and really haunt you.”

“You realize the bad guy isn't wearing a black cape or easy to spot; he's funny, makes you laugh, and has perfect hair.”

“I don't think you should ever take life so serious that you forget to play.”

“Fixing your heartbreak by getting into another relationship is not the way to live your life - you need to live it on your terms for a while.”

“Every day was a struggle. Forget making plans for life - we were just trying to make it to next week.”

“One of my big goals as a human being is to continue to write what's really happening to me, even if it's a tough pill to swallow for people around me.... I do fear that if I ever were to have someone in my life who mattered, I would second-guess every one of my lyrics.”

“I wish all teenagers can filter through songs instead of turning to drugs and alcohol.”

“Sitting on a bedroom floor crying is something that makes you feel really alone. If someone's singing about that feeling, you feel bonded to that person. That's the only way I can find an explanation for why 55,000 people would want to come see me sing.”

“Darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

“You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter. You are the best thing that's ever been mine.”

“Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you.”