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The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I'm just a sweet girl.

Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.

I don't live in the Hollywood bubble. I never have and I never will.

There's always a backlash when you challenge people's convictions and their heroes.

I'm very involved with PETA - People for Ethical Treatment of Animals - and Greenpeace and a lot of women's shelter and clothing giveaways.

I'm very much in the trenches, and I don't live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there's always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket.

When you have a dark side, nothing is ever as good as it seems.

Cutting, and suicide, two very different symptoms of the same problem, are gaining on us. I personally don't know a single person who doesn't know at least two of these victims personally.

I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way.

I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person.

My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me.

I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time.

I'm an asthmatic. I have to be on that treadmill singing to get my lungs right.

I'd love to have time to do my hair, honestly. I'd love to be Victoria Beckham just for one day - to look that good. But I can't.

I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.

The only problems I've ever had with being honest is telling people how I feel about them or saying how I feel about other people.

I'm such a control freak, and it's very hard for me to lose my inhibitions without something chemical inside me.

Cameron Diaz was so cute at the MTV Movie Awards when she pulled her skirt up and wiped her armpits.

I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier.

I feel like I 'get' boys. I've always been a boy's girl. Boys are easy; they just break stuff.

I always wrote poetry as a teenager and it was always so dark, but it made me feel good to get it out.

I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It's either absolutely love or absolutely can't-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds.

I just get bored easily. As I'm sure other people do too.

My stage show is raw and unpredictable.

My favorite books, art pieces, films, and music, always have something jarring about them.