I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings.

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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 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,...

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...

(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,...

(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 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...

(about her father encouraging her to sing) My dad would give me $10, which is...

(about her father encouraging her to sing) My dad would give me $10, which is...

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 don't take anything for granted.

I don't take anything for granted.

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...

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...

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...

(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)...

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...

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....

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

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

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

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 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.