My town's quite small and you kinda recognize everyone when you see them, so I definitely get funny looks from people.

The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.

I wanted to give people a taste of my own music through the sound and style of my covers.

. . . . I cannot escape my life but can only use my determination and courage to make it the best I can.

It's just me and I try to be myself when I'm singing.

I think it was when I was 12 when I entered a singing competition. I sang my own original song for an audience of 1,000 people.

I get really nervous right before I go on stage. But once I'm performing, I always love it. It's like being in a different world.

I read the three Hunger Games books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote Just a Game.

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good! I'm starting to learn guitar.

I've never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I'm a huge fan!

I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.

The Destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.

Fear enslaves us, Truth sets us free and the only Truth is the Oneness.

Like mother like daughter.

Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.

I cant live without activity; I cant be sedentary.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.

I need the binocular approach of science and religion if I am to do any sort of justice to the deep and rich reality of the world in which we live.

Barack Obama has injected fresh momentum into efforts - stalled for a decade - to bring about nuclear disarmament.

The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

What do you live for? Would you die for it?