RO: You're about the same age as Rebecca Black. What did you think of that whole thing? Seemed kind of harsh, I thought. But I'm notoriously sissy-ish. K: I respect Rebecca Black as another young artist and I do agree that she is just trying to live her dreams so why are people trying to ruin her? I saw an interview about her and she was just glad that its stuck in peoples heads because that was the point. I believe that everyone has a critic and that taking the positive over the negative only makes you stronger.

RO: Since we're talking about, here's one: Black, despite (or because of) the backlash, has had her video top 83,000,000 hits on Youtube. As a young musician in an industry where it gets harder and harder to get noticed by the day, is that much exposure worth the heat? K: I definitely think it's worth it because someone will always put you down but picking yourself back up makes people love and want to listen to your music more just to see what you will do next. Who knows, she could be working on the next big thing and now she will have an audience to listen.

RO: Have you any new music that you'd like to plug? K: I just released my first EP on Itunes. It's called Just Me. It talks about the typical life of a teenage girl trying to survive school, drama and of course boys! You know you can't leave out the boys.

RO: Is there an awful person that you know at your school that you want to make fun of right here, right now, before the eyes of hundreds of thousands of millions of readers? Go for it. K: OMG, I can't imagine doing that to someone. Maybe I will write it in a song. My mom has always told me if someone is mean or unkind to me "Kill em' with kindness." Which, is really hard to do sometimes, but being the better person like Rebecca Black will get you further in life and who knows down the road we could just end up the best of friends.

RO: Anything you want to make sure gets mentioned? Now's the time to do it. K: Dream big and shoot for the stars because one day you might just reach them. I know without all the support from my family, friends, and fans none this could be possible...You guys ROCK! Especially my mom who has done everything to benefit me. She is amazing. I also have to say I am truly blessed to be surrounded by some amazing people like Dan Workman from SugarHill [Studios], Lily and Owen at TY songs in LA thanks for all they're help on my album Just Me.

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