I am pop, but like to shake things up a bit - funky things people wouldn't expect.

I am a bit of a daydreamer.

I am a bit of a lefty on some issues.

I don't expect anybody to know who I am.

I don't know that I appreciate things more because of how I grew up, but I am very realistic with what I expect out of people and what they expect out of me.

When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Vegas to meet with my family and me. Frank told my dad, 'I am coming out of retirement to manage one last big act: Manika.'