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No one should be afraid to be themselves.
Make a difference no matter what role you play
YouTube did more for me than 'America's Got Talent.'
Once I know a song really well, I can then have fun dancing.
YouTube is such a funny little world. You can create a fanbase.
Are you maximizing your minute or are you making the most of the moment?
The only reason I am successful is because I have stayed true to myself.
By finding the courage to be ourselves, we gain the power to make a difference.
I love singers like Hayley Williams from Paramore and Amy Lee from Evanescence.
I never would've tried YouTube if I hadn't had so many doors slammed in my face.
I was very unfamiliar with YouTube; I thought it was the place for dog and cat videos.
All the things I do in my videos - the jumps, twirls and back bends - will also be onstage.
It was Skrillex who got me into dubstep. He made it melodic - not just a bunch of crazy sounds.
Violinists' hands aren't the prettiest because of our nails and what our hands have to go through.
There is one person that I have learned always sees the beauty in us, and that's our Savior Jesus Christ.
I draw inspiration from my life, and, honestly, a lot of my religious beliefs have stemmed into my music.
If I like dubstep and electronic, why don't I make the violin fit me rather than making myself fit the violin?
My favorite thing about the success I've found is that I get to share it with my family and the ones that I love.
As a dancing violinist, there have been a couple of moments where I'm like, 'Oops! This is an expensive mistake!'
It is so cool to be able to stand as a witness of Christ and to be able to be proud of it and be part of His army.
Everybody has their demons that they face, and I went through a time when I thought it was impossible to love myself.
I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest Value comes from loving yourself for who you are.
I originally went to school to be a filmmaker. And so it's a big part of how I think and how I write. And it inspires me a lot.
The great thing about YouTube is there are no gatekeepers. No one is waiting to tell you if you're good enough. It's just your audience.
Rise above your circumstances, change the world one person at a time starting with you, and be the inspiration you’ve been searching for.
I feel like when I'm on stage and when I'm performing - or I think when anybody is developing their talents and sharing it - I think you glow.
It really is ironic that the saddest I'd ever been was when I had 'achieved' all the things I had wanted. I was so disgustingly thin, but I was so unhappy.
There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.
Through my unique style of playing, I want to prove that you don't have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are.
I know that I received so much help from God to become that kind of person that I wanted to be. That's honestly the message that I think is in a lot of my songs.
Make your influence a good one. Act in a way you would be proud of even if the whole world was watching, because your example could mean the world to just one person.
The same way that I practiced the violin, the same way that I practiced my dance moves, I decided that I was going to practice being positive and practice loving myself.
A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do... is unmarketable. But the only reason I'm successful is because I have stayed true to myself.
I love going into the studio with just an idea of the direction. Like, I want this tempo... I love to start from scratch, and the tracks sort of take on a life of their own.
I was struggling with anorexia, and one of the biggest problems with an eating disorder is you don't realize you have it. And you can't heal until you realize there's a problem.
When I first came to college, it was a time that I was trying to figure out, 'Who am I? What makes me special?' and I started to find most of my value in the fact that I was thin.
It's really hard to smile when you play. As a performer, if I ever find myself focusing, it's like, 'Oh no - orchestra face!' It's not attractive at all, so I have to focus on smiling.
Online is such an important platform... it's all one giant melting pot of talents. The times are changing. It's just art now. You can share your audiences with everyone, and it's exciting.
I always meditate before every show. I say a prayer with my crew and my band to get in the mode, and I also stretch because it's a very athletic show. We've got to entertain; it's what we do.
The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are. I've been teaching myself this for years, so I hope that by showing what I've learned, others can find the same freedom and joy I have.
Going to college is an amazing opportunity to not only learn and be book-smart but also to kind of stretch your wings and expand yourself as a human and as an artist, whatever it is you're going for.
I've always had a fascination with pirates. You know, I've written a song completely inspired by I want this to feel like pirates, you know, fighting together, made a music video about it, yada, yada.
If you're public speaking, imagine yourself feeling confident; if you're nervous about a date and thinking, 'I'm gonna be a dork,' picture yourself being funny. Then it will be familiar to your brain.
I feel like my art is very eclectic. I have taken my favorite things - be that costume designing, fashion sense, music and video editing - and I threw them all into one big clump. And that's what I do.
I love to perform not only music, but to make performances extremely visual, and create almost a magical fantasy. It's really an uplifting style of art that combines visuals and music in very dreamlike ways.
My audience is a huge part of my success, so I see us as a team. They send me tons of song requests every day. Some of the songs I've never heard before, but I listen to them and then pick the ones that I love.
Europe in general is a great place for me, but specifically Germany has been very good to me. Germans love classical music... Electronic dance music is massive over there, so I'm kind of the marriage between the two.
I tried so many different musics. I kind of burned out on classical and wanted to make it fun again. I started playing with indie bands and country bands and finally realized electronic music brought my style to life.
I guess you never know what's going to come at you in life, but the answer is never to crawl into a box and throw in the towel. There is good that can come from anything, even if it's just a later laugh and a good story.
What gives my art the most meaning is when I can connect with others through it. When people say that my music has helped them, or it makes them feel good, or it inspires them, that is what gives my art lasting meaning to me.