I think fame is such a scary thing, and it's something I can never understand. It's terrifying, but it's the only way… — Alessia Cara Day Copy Share Image
I love experimenting with clothes for photo shoots, but when I'm onstage, I want to show people that there are other options.… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
When you give your all as an artist, and all people can talk about is what pants you're wearing, it's really frustrating. — Alessia Cara Art Copy Share Image
Body image is something that girls struggle with every day, and it's something that I struggle with every day. — Alessia Cara Body Copy Share Image
For some reason, I'm constantly attacked on social media in terms of how I dress. I've never understood that. That's been very… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
As a young girl, I'm always going to have to work a bit harder to prove myself; that's just reality. But having… — Alessia Cara Girl Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm not a typical pop star, but I don't think there's a mould for a pop star or singer. You can… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
Singing was something I always did. I really don't remember a time when I wasn't singing, even as a little child. — Alessia Cara Children Copy Share Image
No matter what I put out, no matter what genre - because I feel like I'm going to experiment with everything -… — Alessia Cara Experiments Copy Share Image
I was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask… — Alessia Cara Eighth grade Copy Share Image
I didn't start writing songs, honestly, until I started making my album. I was always doing poetry, but I never thought I… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
People don't care what men wear or how they look. Unfortunately for women, the music industry is very visual and objectifying. The… — Alessia Cara Behind the scenes Copy Share Image
People want to create something bigger for themselves, and making up drama that isn't there gives people the impression that they have… — Alessia Cara Attention Copy Share Image
As a kid, my parents would always listen to a lot of Beatles, Queen, Elvis. My mom was born and raised in… — Alessia Cara Beatles Copy Share Image
The fact that there's people out there that care about what I'm eating for breakfast or care about a tweet that I… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
It's really great that people are seeing me as a credible person. That alone is great. And the fact that people make… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I just try to tell my stories in a way that is still light-hearted and fun to listen to. I'm not trying… — Alessia Cara Fun Copy Share Image
I had a fairly regular childhood. I was a pretty boring kid. I didn't do much. I was always thinking, but I… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
Often, as teens, we think we know everything, but actually we're just trying to figure life out, and we don't know much… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I always did music privately as a hobby, I think partly because I was nervous to do it in front of other… — Alessia Cara Hobby Copy Share Image
I like to mimic accents. I don't even know if that's a talent. That's just a weird thing that I do. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I don't think a lot of artists have the freedom that I have when it comes to dressing in general. — Alessia Cara Art Copy Share Image
I really want to speak for young women, especially because I feel like we're constantly brainwashed in everyday life. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I'd like to shut off all the noise and allow people to be creative without all the judgments and standards that we… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I think the media can definitely show more diversity - different sizes of women, different colours of women, just more diversity in… — Alessia Cara Diversity Copy Share Image
I want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
'Looking For Alaska' by John Green is a very great book. I feel like every teenage girl says John Green's 'Fault In… — Alessia Cara Alaska Copy Share Image
All I'm really good at is making music and singing and doing this. I'm not good at fashion, so I don't see… — Alessia Cara Fashion Copy Share Image
YouTube was a way for people to hear me and for me to say, "Hey, I can sing this song, I'm not… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I would love to host 'Saturday Night Live.' That's one of my goals in life - just putting that out there. I… — Alessia Cara Funny Copy Share Image
The fact that people are embracing me so well as a new artist and being taken so seriously is something I'm really… — Alessia Cara Art Copy Share Image
It's amazing: it's so cool being from Brampton, Ontario, and being able to travel the world and being embraced by so many… — Alessia Cara Amazing Copy Share Image
When I write, I like squeezing as many words as possible into each bar - I've listened to the Fugees and Lauryn… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I actually didn't grow up watching 'Degrassi,' but I saw the commercials and knew the characters. I didn't realize that Drake was… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
It's so cool though when I see thirty-year-old men that are coming in to watch my shows. It's like, 'You really like… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
When you're from an unknown place, I think it's hard for you to believe it's possible. You think you have to go… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I just dress how I wanna dress. Not to say that I don't care about how I dress or that I'm a… — Alessia Cara Care Copy Share Image
It's hard to consider myself one when a lot of my fans and people who are calling me a role model are… — Alessia Cara Age Copy Share Image
I've never been one to crave attention, which I know means that this is probably the worst career to pick. I get… — Alessia Cara Anxious Copy Share Image