I live halfway between reality and theater at all times. And I was born this way.
What I want for my fans and for the world, for anyone who feels pain, is to lean into that pain and embrace it as much as they can and begin the healing process.
I miss people. I miss going anywhere and meeting a random person and saying 'Hi' and having a conversation about life. I love people.
I don't know if I'm selfless - I still want to make a great record. I want to make a hit record. I want to tour; that's not completely selfless. But the truth is I'm not interested in people coming to my show for me as much as I am for them coming to my show for themselves. That's always been how I am.
I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I'm a producer. I'm a writer.
I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though.
I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.
I love imperfections.
I know people said I wasn't selling out in America, but that was entirely untrue. We sold out all over the world, and every night I looked out into the fans and those front rows that you're talking about, the tears, the honesty, the inability to not be completely overjoyed because they felt accepted.
I believe in a passion for inclusion.
I hope that what you take away from my album is not just the music - which I did want to be fun, and I did want it to be about individuality, but please also take away from it that there's no dream that's too big.
When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl.
I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.
When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
Love is an interesting thing.
Love is an interesting thing. Perhaps I've never been in love before - I don't really know? I think I have. I guess it's subjective in that way.
The darkness, the loop of negative thoughts on repeat, clamours and interferes with the music I hear in my head.
I just am committed wholeheartedly to theatre with no intermission.
I'm an inventor.
Making your dad happy is - especially for an Italian Catholic girl, I'll tell you - it feels really good.
