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I wasn't a perfect thing at 17. I didn't have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn't want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time.

It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.

When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.

I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I have a lot of insecurities about myself.

When I first started getting into the business, a young woman in a music game that was mostly men, I did feel inadequate.

I feel like I appreciate and love myself a lot more than I used to. At one point, I would look in the mirror; I just hated what I saw... and finally, when I was 17, I built some confidence, and now I try to keep that confidence going.

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.

We're all idealistic when young.

My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had a kid like me, I would have those same expectations.

When I was in high school, there was a lot of pressure on me. I felt like I had to be perfect.