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

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

I think there's a fine line between being a slut and being classy. I walk...

I think there's a fine line between being a slut and being classy. I walk...

(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...

Last Friday night. Yeah we danced on tabletops and we took too many shots. Think...

Last Friday night. Yeah we danced on tabletops and we took too many shots. Think...

I don't take anything for granted.

I don't take anything for granted.

I've lived such a great, fantastic life already, but there's still so much more.

I've lived such a great, fantastic life already, but there's still so much more.

I'm really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to...

I'm really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to...

(When she found a Queen record) The heavens opened and saved me. From then on,...

(When she found a Queen record) The heavens opened and saved me. From then on,...

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.

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...

I fall in love every time. And I don't really fall in love a lot,...

I fall in love every time. And I don't really fall in love a lot,...

Im really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to...

Im really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to...

I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

(Revealing she once had a drinking problem while waiting for her career to take off)...

(Revealing she once had a drinking problem while waiting for her career to take off)...

You think I'm pretty, Without any make-up on, You think I'm funny, When I tell...

You think I'm pretty, Without any make-up on, You think I'm funny, When I tell...

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...

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...

I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music when I was a kid, but there...

I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music when I was a kid, but there...

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...

(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...