My Parents Taught Me I Could Be

And You Have A Record Company Behind It, This Is A Key Too, You Need People To Fight For Your Records, At Least A Little Bit. So If You Have A Great Song, It's Catchy, And You've Got A Little Bit Of Help, I Think That's All You Need. But There Hasn't Been That In Music.

Well, I'll Tell You, I Don't Know How Aware Teenagers Are Of Me. I Think It Really Depends On The Teenager And How Well-versed In Music They Are And What Kind Of Music They Like.

I Went From A Naive, Regular Girl In High School To Trying To Realize My Dream. When My Family Moved From The East Coast To California, I Thought In My Little Brain, "wow, I'm Going To Hollywood. I Could Actually Make This Happen." It Was Easier For Me To Think It's Possible Living In A Place Like Los Angeles Than Trying To Do It In Suburban Maryland.

Radio Has Changed, There Was A Little Bit Of Difference Around The Country And Now That Is Gone And Everything Is Uniform. That Is Not The Only Place It's Happening In Music, There's A Lot Of Consolidation.

Nobody Knows What Anticipation Is Anymore. Everything Is So Immediate.