Madison Beer

In Long Island, people care about how much money you have. Even I did when I was growing up. I never wanted kids to see my mom's house because I was embarrassed that they'd tell everyone, 'Oh, Madison's mom is poor!' And she was definitely far from poor.

I truly believe that diversity is so important, and I hope that I can use my platform to encourage and inspire other aspiring female artists.

It's important to drive your own ship, and it's your career, so you might as well take it by the reins.

I'm very much focused on my career.

It's your career, your face, your name. You have to be in control because if something gets messed up or something doesn't look how you want it to, you're the only one to blame.

I think my fans inspire me a lot. They're a huge part of my career. I wouldn't be where I am without them, so I try to feed off what they're going through. I read their tweets and Instagrams.

I would like to perform at the Nassau Coliseum; that's the goal.

I'm from Long Island, which is a very cookie-cutter place.

I'm more eager to have kids than I am to go back to college. I want to be a mom really badly.

Don't attack a girl because you see one photo of her and a guy in public.

I could count on one hand how many times I've worked out.

I would definitely say I'm predominantly a pop artist, obviously, but my music is different. It's not just top-40-radio-type music.