(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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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 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.

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...

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,...

I know sometimes if I dont think about what I do or think about the...

I know sometimes if I dont think about what I do or think about the...

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'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...

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 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...

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...

(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...

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

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

I really wanted to call this album Teenage Wet Dream.

I really wanted to call this album Teenage Wet Dream.

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...

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...

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

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