Rexha: "I like trying new things and being uncomfortable."

Rexha: "I just want us to all have a good time and to party and enjoy this life, because it's too short. It's too short."

Rexha: "I never wanted to take the easy way, and I was always willing to hustle."

Rexha: "I just want to be myself and be real and be funny."

Rexha: "I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal."

Rexha: "I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy."

Rexha: "I rolled up my sleeves and said, 'I want to make a mark on this world.'"

Rexha: "I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists."

Rexha: "I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it."

Rexha: "I know what it takes, and you have to fight for yourself and what you believe in."

Rexha: "Nicki Minaj is a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. As an artist, I understand her, and I could see how she could be misunderstood by a lot of people, but she is really passionate about her art, and that's something I really admire about her."

Rexha: "I view myself as a male artist."

Rexha: "I think in a lot of situations I had got songs stolen from me, or treated badly."

Rexha: "Since I'm on a tour bus, sometimes it's really hard for me to wash my face, so I always make sure I have those Neutrogena Make-up Remover Cleansing Towelettes. No matter what and no matter how long the days are, I always have to wash with those before bed and when I wake up."

Rexha: "I think, especially in pop culture, we're brought up to think that a normal pop star is this pretty, well-kept-together girl."

Rexha: "You get to the point where you're like, 'I'm just doing me, and if people don't like it, then it is what it is.'"

Rexha: "Life is hard. It is. And it's like, I don't want anybody feeling any pain."

Rexha: "I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks."

Rexha: "It's one thing if you write a song and somebody else sings it because you give the OK. But if your voice is on something and you don't get the credit, it's kind of hard."

Rexha: "I don't really want to make this sound depressing, but I will say that I didn't really have my first kiss until really, really late."

Rexha: "I've had situations where producers would be like, 'Could you meet me? Take the train; don't tell your parents.'"

Rexha: "I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want."