Both my parents are Italian. My mom was born and raised in Italy. My dad was born in Canada, but then they moved to Italy.

Stay true to who you are, even though that sounds cliché. It's something that's important - doing what feels right for you.

I think patience is the best thing to try to embrace.

With different scenarios and different places, I think it's easier for me to get inspired; I'm seeing different things.

I feel people are seeing me as a true artist rather than a singer, or an entertainer, or a girl who just makes songs.

If I'm experiencing a different thing every day and seeing a new environment every day, it can create a different mood or different feeling.

The fact that people are embracing me so well as a new artist and being taken so seriously is something I'm really surprised by.

I feel New York is too crazy for me, especially when you go to Times Square.

I want everything, no matter what concept or genre, to feel real, because it is real. I want to keep making real music, I hope people remember me for that, that's a good thing to be remembered for.

It's hard to be taken seriously if you're a young, female artist making pop music; you never know how people are going to react.

YouTube was a way for people to hear me and for me to say, "Hey, I can sing this song, I'm not in front of you yet because I'm too shy, but here's how I sound for now."

We must believe there are places where tranquility still exists and nature is given back her power to speak

It's like if the music is loud enough I won't be able to listen to my own thoughts.

If you go out looking for friends, you're going to find they are very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.

You are all the colours in one, at full brightness.

My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile.

I can affect change by transforming the only thing that I ever had control over in the first place and that is myself.

Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith.

You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.

I like to add personal touches to my decorating style, including photographs and nostalgic items that remind me of family and home.

To be committed means you are willing to make a promise with no exception of return.