Alessia Cara

I do feel pressure from the outside world a little bit just because everybody wants new music, which is really nice. It…

— Alessia Cara

I want 'Scars to Your Beautiful' to reach different types of women. The girl I am talking about, it's me, it's you…

— Alessia Cara

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…

— Alessia Cara

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

In late elementary school, early high school, I started losing my hair in chunks in the shower. It was one of the…

— Alessia Cara

I would love to host 'Saturday Night Live.' That's one of my goals in life - just putting that out there. I…

— Alessia Cara

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

The definition of being a feminist is equality, and if you're not a feminist at this point, then what are you really…

— Alessia Cara

I keep my hair curly and natural because I really just wanna show who I am.

— Alessia Cara

I really want to speak for young women, especially because I feel like we're constantly brainwashed in everyday life.

— Alessia Cara

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

When I was eight, I told my best friend I got a Hilary Duff autograph, but I just signed it myself.

— Alessia Cara

I wasn't even popular at school.

— Alessia Cara

Once you put songs out, they're not yours anymore. They're everyone else's.

— Alessia Cara

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

'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

When I was shopping around trying to get signed, I made it a point to say, 'This is who I am.' I…

— Alessia Cara

Both my parents are Italian. My mom was born and raised in Italy. My dad was born in Canada, but then they…

— Alessia Cara

If I'm kind of an outsider, it just happened that way, and people responded to it.

— Alessia Cara

I don't think a lot of artists have the freedom that I have when it comes to dressing in general.

— Alessia Cara

I see songs in colors; I see days of the week. Each day of the week I relate to a gender, and…

— Alessia Cara

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

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

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

I grew up in this little city called Brampton. It's pretty suburban - there's not a lot going on. In my neighbourhood,…

— Alessia Cara