It's hard to be taken seriously if you're a young, female artist making pop music; you never know how people are going… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I'm not a fitness model; I'm just a singer. If people focus on that, that's what I care about. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I'm just glad that there's some diversity in the music industry with women so people know that you can be literally anything… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I feel people are seeing me as a true artist rather than a singer, or an entertainer, or a girl who just… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
That's all I ever wanted to do: put out music from the heart that people could relate to. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
Being in the public eye, you're always worried about what angle people are going to take pictures of you at. I don't… — 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 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 Copy Share Image
I don't wear a lot of makeup ever, even when I do interviews or when I'm on TV. I just keep it… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
It took me a while to really believe in myself or feel determined about it, but then once I realized that it's… — Alessia Cara 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 Copy Share Image
I'm not extremely outgoing, but I'm average, I think. When people meet me they'll say, 'Oh you're not that shy...' I never… — Alessia Cara 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 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
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 want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
If I'm kind of an outsider, it just happened that way, and people responded to it. — 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
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 Copy Share Image
I want everything, no matter what concept or genre, to feel real, because it is real. I want to keep making real… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
The biggest critics are in the comments online. People are so judgmental of me. It's like, 'Why is she wearing this?' or… — 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 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 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
I do feel pressure from the outside world a little bit just because everybody wants new music, which is really nice. It just proves… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I want 'Scars to Your Beautiful' to reach different types of women. The girl I am talking about, it's me, it's you - it's… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I've never hosted a party in my life, not even my own birthday party. I'd feel really uncomfortable saying, 'Hey everybody, let's celebrate me!'… — 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 to work… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
In late elementary school, early high school, I started losing my hair in chunks in the shower. It was one of the scariest things.… — 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 don't know… — Alessia Cara 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. You can… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
The definition of being a feminist is equality, and if you're not a feminist at this point, then what are you really promoting? — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
I keep my hair curly and natural because I really just wanna show who I am. — Alessia Cara 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 was one of those weird kids who didn't really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask if everything… — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
When I was eight, I told my best friend I got a Hilary Duff autograph, but I just signed it myself. — Alessia Cara Copy Share Image
