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I think I'm making a difference for a lot of young singers.

There's not really too many artists that young girls and young people can look up to and be inspired by. So I take it as my responsibility, sometimes, to be the person who has the voice to give people some truth about what we're doing.

It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that.

Tons of people inspire my music, and now when I do an interview, I'm scared to say who they are.

I guess people don't think that young girls or young artists have opinions, but I'm so glad that there's artists like Lorde and Raury and Kehlani because they're showing other people that young people can have an opinion and a voice and do really well with it. I'm glad I can be one of those people.

People always want to talk about who I was, but I've always been singing, always been experimenting with pop music.

People have always had these weird things about how you have to be really good looking to be a singer.

I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view.

I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.

When you're a music celebrity, your fans are used to spending money on you. They go to your shows. They want to look like you. They want to be like you. You become part of their life.