Quotes from Ava Max

Shooting the 'Torn' music video was a dream come true.

I think for me personally, I have a lot sides to me.

I got really noticed by record labels and that's how I got signed.

I used to always say teleportation for those times when you want to skip the commute, the traffic, the wait. Now, however, I think I'd really love the power to just heal people. Heal sickness, sadness, and pain. It's really all the world needs.

My grandma used to sing. I feel like it's in our blood!

I'm always calling my family and I'm like, 'I can't wait to pay you guys back.' They have been my true supporters since I was eight years old.

My favorite part about writing a song is really when it's released, and I can see that it relates to so many people.

When I saw Beyonce, she did a two-hour show singing and dancing - it was like my mouth just wouldn't close. I was like, 'OK, I'm drooling,' like, it's so good. Oh my God. No one's better. I'm sorry.

It was very tough to get people to believe in my project. Everyone had their own ideas, and they wanted to mold me into something I wasn't.

I want more people to speak up about issues, like equal pay.

I'm someone who speaks my mind, so it was important to me that my publisher value originality and creative expression.

Both my uncles were in bands, my grandpa was a comedian who wore clown makeup on stage.

Love and hate are two of the strongest emotions we feel in relationships.

So Am I' is about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast and not fitting in the format that society wants to put us in - just celebrating what really makes you different.

I definitely don't like red carpets. I go on the red carpet because I have to but I'm not a big fan. That's not my thing. I'd rather be in the studio making music and performing.

We need more pop songs and more empowering songs.

Female empowerment is very strong in my life and that's how I am.