I used to make cassette tapes but never thought about making a career of it.

My goal in my career is to inspire people, is to get my music out there and have people enjoy it, and have people think of me as an inspirational artist.

People tell you what you have to wear and do, and I've never been a fan of it.

I know the fans are very personable with my mom and things like that. They make little collages and pictures. They make edits of me and my mom together.

'The Voice' gave me the exposure that YouTube was never able to provide for me, just because I didn't have a label or that kind of opportunity before. It also kind of trained me as person and performer with an audience.

My new song 'Shrug' I created with two guys. The idea was a message about ignoring haters. People one-up you, stay true to yourself.