Quotes from Lauren Alaina

I like to sing in the car with the windows rolled down and hair blowing all over my face.

I just desperately wanted to be thin. That's all I thought. I was obsessed with it, which it was ridiculous because I had everything going for me. I was following my dream. Everything I wanted at the time, I was getting. But I was obsessed with this other thing that was making me unhappy.

I just feel like in society and in public, we have this unspoken expectation that we're all trying to meet. And there's so much pressure to try to fit in.

'Doin' Fine' is a really special song because it's uplifting but really honest at the same time.

The first thing I do every day when I wake up is thank God for letting me make it through the night and giving me another day of life – just because sometimes I wake up, and I cannot believe I'm doing what I'm doing. I just thank Him. I don't know how I deserve it, but it's completely because of Him.

Before I go to bed, I thank God for blessing me with all the things he blessed me with, and for my family to be safe.

I write about what's on my mind. It's like a stress reliever.

I want that to be my overall message - that we just need to love each other. We need to love other more.

I grew up eating fried food. I thought that macaroni and cheese was a vegetable.

I like to sing in the car with the windows rolled down and hair blowing all over my face.

I love performing with a band way more than a track, just because it gets a whole new kind of vibe going and gets the energy up. You actually get to play off of the other people that are around you.

There were blogs that called me Miss Piggy. It's a really hard thing to see as a teenager, especially when you already have problems. Reading what people had to say about me online definitely made it worse. People can be vicious.

My parents got divorced, and they both remarried other people.

We all have our things that we go through, and I wanted to be an artist that people could listen to and feel like they're not alone. I want to be empowering.

You have to accept yourself so everyone else can.

I've always been interested in acting - since I was a little girl.

I keep the people who I know love me really close.