"I have four shelves covered with journals that I've written. Dad and I are writing songs together. I've probably written 100 songs."

"I am so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me. I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to build lifetimes of memories together and inspire kids around the world to live their dreams."

"My dad says I could sing before I could talk, if that's possible. I was always humming and things like that."

"Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude!"

"The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs being dropped into hot grease."

"In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous."

"True wealth is not measured in gold, but in the belief that the melody of life is composed of both highs and lows."

"Every song you're trying to find something that going to connect in different ways but for me the songs that I'm really drawn to are inspirational, songs that lift you and that everybody can relate to no matter where you're from."