it is literally so amazing to find someone who wants to hear about all the things that go in your and is ready to put up with your shit even after knowing how much of a mess you are
do you see yourself as an actor who sings, or are you a singer who acts? Which one do you prefer?
I really see myself as both. I've been singing all my life, but I've been acting all my life as well. I guess I started off thinking of myself as an actress, but singing has always been a passion of mine. Being able to do both of them has been a dream come true
You have an incredible amount of social media influence.
at times it can be a bit overwhelming because there are so many different ways to use social media but at the end of the day, it’s just a great way to stay connected to the people who’ve supported me since the beginning. they’ve kind of grown up with me, and I know a lot of them by name and have relationships with a lot of these people. the best part is being able to share bits of my personality so they can see who I really am.
How do you feel about public reactions to your choices?
Most of the time, people say negative things for a reaction and I can't even bear to give them the satisfaction. So there's something that I gain from feeling like I'm the bigger person, from walking away from a situation.
Revival is your fifth album, but for a lot of people it might feel like your first. How is it different this time?
Well, it's complicated to make an artist out of thin air, and I think the first album was a little bit like that. Not to say that I wasn't passionate about music. My dad was a DJ, my mom was obsessed with every type of music possible, and I was onBarneyfor two seasons, singing with a purple dinosaur.
How do you feel when some people think that you're known for who you're dating?
I would try to promote something that I loved, and the entire interview would be about my personal life. I would leave a room feeling defeated, feeling embarrassed, but I would always make sure to put that smile on my face because I wasn't going to let them get to me.
I finally just wanted to go for it. I wanted to do things that I knew were going to be me. I don't want people to look at me as someone who is just this celebrity person.
Your from texas right? And women there are supposed to get married at your age
I remember looking at pictures of my mom when she was basically what I am, a normal young woman with a child in her arms. I know exactly what she went through, all the hard times and I don't think that I'm ready to go through it mentally and physically, at this age.
Working with Max Martin is kind of a rite of passage for most pop stars. Why were you hesitant about working with him?
I’ve never really known him, the whole record, I’ve became family with all of my producers and Justin and Julia. It had nothing to do with me being like, “Oh my goodness, I’m too good for Max.” It was like, “I don’t know, I don’t want him to change it!” He ended up making it, obviously, a smash. I don’t even think I was questioning his ability, I was more nervous to see what it was going to be like. Once we talked, he sent all these voice memos and now we have a relationship. It’s going to grow from there.
do you ever see a picture of someone that you used to be so close to and you just remember everything you did together and all the things you said you would do together, all the late night conversations or phone calls and remember all the good things and the bad things both of you have been through together but then you remember that they're just a memory and not in your life anymore
I went from being friends with everybody to keeping my circle small and staying low key because I soon realized that even if you have three people in your life that you can trust, you can consider yourself really lucky