(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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I really wanted to call this album Teenage Wet Dream.

I really wanted to call this album Teenage Wet Dream.

(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)...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

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!

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...

Besides my big boobs, it is probably my hourglass shape that is my best feature....

Besides my big boobs, it is probably my hourglass shape that is my best feature....

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

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

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...

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....

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.