(about her father encouraging her to sing) My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere.

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(about her parents' strict rules from when she was a teenager) That's my parents. They're...

(about her parents' strict rules from when she was a teenager) That's my parents. They're...

Im not coming out trying to prove anything to anyone, like, Oh, Im in assless...

Im not coming out trying to prove anything to anyone, like, Oh, Im in assless...

(revealing her high tolerance for alcohol) I can drink eight beers and feel fine the...

(revealing her high tolerance for alcohol) I can drink eight beers and feel fine the...

I really wanted to call this album Teenage Wet Dream.

I really wanted to call this album Teenage Wet Dream.

I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can...

I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can...

Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, it's not much of a hood, but it...

Santa Barbara is my hood. I mean, it's not much of a hood, but it...

If people want a role model, they can have Miley Cyrus!

If people want a role model, they can have Miley Cyrus!

(following her single 'I Kissed a Girl') Girls now keep asking for a kiss. After...

(following her single 'I Kissed a Girl') Girls now keep asking for a kiss. After...

(On what separates her from other female artists) I want to push the envelope and...

(On what separates her from other female artists) I want to push the envelope and...

I know sometimes if I don't think about what I do or think about the...

I know sometimes if I don't think about what I do or think about the...

Your from a whole other world, a different dimension. You open my eyes, and I'm...

Your from a whole other world, a different dimension. You open my eyes, and I'm...

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed, so you can open one that...

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed, so you can open one that...

His eye for detail was so impeccable, he made me realize he was listening and...

His eye for detail was so impeccable, he made me realize he was listening and...

I really love going to shows where Im sandwiched between people, and you dont know...

I really love going to shows where Im sandwiched between people, and you dont know...

I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.

I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me, Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison....

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me, Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison....

We can dance until we die, you and I...we'll be young forever!

We can dance until we die, you and I...we'll be young forever!

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes.

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes.

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is...

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is...

My party time is usually a dinner party with friends. I couldn't give a f**k...

My party time is usually a dinner party with friends. I couldn't give a f**k...