I learned that I truly am a fighter and that I cannot give up.

I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.

When I wrote 'Fight Song,' I was in a particular low point. I needed to remind myself to not give up, that I still believed in myself and that I still had fight left.

I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.

My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'

I played piano growing up. I played classical piano since I was 5, and I sang in choirs, and I sang in plays and musicals.