"Andre [Recke] and I and my mom worked very hard to really get good music that I related to and was age-appropriate fo…"

"There are definitely people I respect and I love their music, but there was never really an artist that I said, "I wa…"

"I love writing, but I feel like you need time to really get in touch with yourself to do that. On [Metamorphosis], I …"

"I actually didn't want to have control of the writing on my first album. To write, you have to have time to connect w…"

""Come Clean" is obviously about a boy and a girl's relationship and it's just talking about how somebody thinks they'…"

"Well, I'm not going to be singing about lollipops because I no longer relate to lollipops."

"No, I don't do that [sing about sex]. My music isn't forward like that. It's not sexual the way Britney's music is se…"

"...I want the songs I sing to reflect that [I am a regular 16 year old]. Basically, I'm not Lizzie McGuire anymore."

"Compared to the first album, when I wasn't confident enough to make suggestions, this time around, I was very involve…"

"Music is so personal to me. I can be myself, and say what I want to say. I feel I'm honest and don't try to hide thin…"