Quotes from Christina Grimmie

Honestly, 'Side A' is supposed to be a project just from my heart and whatever is happening in my heart at the time, and I want 'Side B' to also fit that same thing.

Hip-hop I never really got really into mainly just because I'm not a big fan of rap. I do like R&B artists like Beyonce. I'm a big fan of her mainly because of her vocals. They're just so awesome. I love her and Christina Aguilera, and that whole urban kind of feel is really great, especially with my voice.

I can't put anyone even really close to Christina Aguilera besides Stacie Orrico.

I write my own music. By myself, on a computer, I program guitar and piano.

I make make music in my own time, messing around with beats and riffs I write. Always practicing performing in my room most times I probably look like an idiot dancing around haha.

I only wish to climb even higher during the rest of my career bc with the power of Team Grimmie, I won't stop.

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.

I'd love to open for Bieber. It would be awesome; that would definitely be the crowd I would want to play to.

People aren't born strong. people grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations learning not to run from them.

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

When I write music, I know a lot of artists like Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran tend to write from personal experience. I write from personal experience, of course, but I don't limit myself to that.

Be stupid, be dumb, be funny, if that's who you are. Don't try to be someone that society wants you to be, that's stupid. So be yourself.

No matter what society is trying to drill in your head about how you should look, how you should act, and what you need to say, I think it's all crap. All of it. Be yourself and do you.

'Side A' was a project that I wanted to do, stuff that I produced completely, and it was just stuff that I was dealing with.

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

I want to be able to show people that I have flaws and they have flaws, too. And you know what that means? No one out there is perfect.

Me being the metal fan that I am, I like to listen to thrash metal to get me pumped - that kind of music will get your heart racing and ready for a crowd.

I went to Philippines and I literally had the time of my life.

Be respectful to your peers and yourself, of course. Don't be a jerk. But at the same time don't settle for anything less than yourself.

And hey, it's okay to laugh at yourself sometimes, I do dumb things all the time (haha). But when it get's too personal, get your tough skin on and stand firm.

When you think Selena Gomez, you think 'celebrity.' But really, she does so many things for me. She's very caring. Before she goes on stage, she's a goofy girl. She's fun-loving and totally lovable, which I say in the most honest way. She's not even a celebrity to me; she's just a really cool person.

Los Angeles traffic is just the worst thing in the world. It throws off timing so much. However, it's always warm and sunny. New Jersey has absolutely terrible weather, but the environment is really homey and chill.

I just wanted to finally release something that sounded really fun, and 'Must Be Love' is that song! I'm telling you, I went to the Philippines and sang that live for everyone, and everyone was singing along, and I thought, 'Wow!' Everyone was singing this song back to me because everyone loves love.

I've absolutely fought against having to be half-naked to sell a track.