I realized there are so many steps from getting a deal to having a hit. Bonnie McKee More Quotes by Bonnie McKee More Quotes From Bonnie McKee When I'm dealing with Britney Spears and Katy Perry, these massive brands, like, really, very Coca-Cola, you know what I mean? There are certain kinds of standards. There are risks you can take, and there's risks that you don't. And I think I'm interested in taking a little more risk in my own music. Bonnie McKee risksthinkyoumusic 'Teenage Dream' was the hardest breakup for me. Bonnie McKee mehardestbreakupdream I was always super, super musical. So my parents recognized that and put me in choirs, piano lessons, and all that. Bonnie McKee parentsmealwayspiano When I moved to Seattle in fourth grade, I joined the Seattle Girls' Choir. It's a world-class choir, and we competed, toured Europe, and went and sang at the Vatican, so it was a really awesome experience to have that young. Bonnie McKee awesomechoirexperienceyoung I like to think of myself as the people's pop star a little bit. I respect Lady Gaga so much, and I love what she does, but she has this kind of mysterious, out-of-reach thing. I'm just not that - as much as I'd love to have that sort of mystique, I think I'm kind of an open book. Bonnie McKee myselfrespectlovepeople I've been singing since I could talk, pretty much. My dad was really musical and taught me how to sing harmonies and got me a karaoke machine with tape decks. Bonnie McKee talkmesingingdad I've always had a teenage thread running through my music. Bonnie McKee throughalwaysthreadmusic I saw Tina Turner do 'Proud Mary' on TV, and it was so electrifying and such a unique experience. I remember crying out of excitement, and I knew that I wanted to be a performer and make people feel excited and moved, and that's why I gravitated towards it. Bonnie McKee feelexperiencerememberpeople There are some artists that don't like working with other females, which is fine. They have their own thing. I personally love being surrounded by other females. Bonnie McKee ownbeinglikelove If I know I will be working with someone and they are not keen with writing with a girl, I like to be non-threatening and cool so they will trust me. It's a thought process of who work and how I want to present myself. Bonnie McKee myselfcoolmework I think what it means to be an 'American Girl,' and what I wrote the song about, is our freedoms. The idea that we as Americans can be what we want to be and say what we want to say and that we take it for granted. Bonnie McKee thinkgirlwantsong 'Teenage Dream' was the most difficult song I've ever been a part of. We wrote five different versions of it. We couldn't get the lyrics right. Max Martin and Dr. Luke wrote most of the melody, and then Katy Perry and I were responsible for getting the lyrics right. Bonnie McKee difficultdifferentdreamsong For 'Dynamite,' Max and Luke went to dinner and left me with a melody, and then I put it together. Bonnie McKee medinnerlefttogether When I think about 'Since U Been Gone,' I think the first thing that comes to mind is 'Livin' On A Prayer' - they're kind of like sisters, a little bit. And 'Call Me Maybe' was so wildly original, and so quirky, and so satisfying. Bonnie McKee thinkmeprayermind 'I throw my hand up in the air sometimes' is when you don't get your way - when you give up, and you're handing it over. Bonnie McKee youryousometimesway I've had a lot of successes as a songwriter, and I really have nothing to prove in that arena, so I'm just excited about the next challenge of pursuing this artist thing. Bonnie McKee challengenothingproveartist It's great to just reach out and give something to the fans when they're hungry for it. Bonnie McKee reachgreathungryfans I was born in Northern California and lived there until I was about eight years old. Then my parents moved me up to Seattle. I lived there from ages eight to 16. When I was a California kid, I remember running around in my bathing suit and barefoot all the time and getting a suntan. Bonnie McKee parentsmetimeremember When my parents were like, 'We're going to the Northwest,' I thought, 'You've gotta be kidding me.' I was so depressed. The cold weather really did not agree with me. When I moved back down to L.A. at 16, I felt like it was home - it was where I belonged. Bonnie McKee meyouhomeweather In my mind, I imagined L.A. to be skyscrapers on the beach. Of course, that's not what it actually looks like. And growing up watching 'Beverly Hills 90210' and 'Melrose Place,' I always had an obsession with L.A. and California in general. Bonnie McKee placegrowing-upmindbeach
