(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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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....

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 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...

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

(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...

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes.

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes.

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...

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...

(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...

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.

When I first started at 17 in Los Angeles, the hit song was 'Complicated', and...

When I first started at 17 in Los Angeles, the hit song was 'Complicated', and...

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...

I got this Jesus tattoo on my wrist when I was 18 because I know...

I got this Jesus tattoo on my wrist when I was 18 because I 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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

(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...