<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"  Marie Claire: So let&amp;#039;s talk about your debut album. Why is it called &amp;quot;Yours Truly?&amp;quot;Ariana Grande: I felt like the album was a love letter that was written over the span of three years, so I wanted to sign it like a love letter. A lot happened and I grew as a person: Things changed\u2014relationships, heartbreak, and then new love. MC: Heartbreak for you? You&amp;#039;re only twenty!AG: It can happen. Yeah, it was bad! MC: Do you remember the first time you decided you wanted to become a singer?AG: You know, there was no moment where I was like, &amp;quot;Oh I want to be a singer.&amp;quot; For as far back as I can remember I just knew it was what I wanted to do. When I was a little girl, I would dress up and sing around the house in costumes. I just thought it was what I was meant to do. MC: Who was that one person who inspired you musically?AG: India Arie and Imogen Heap are two of my favorite artists. They&amp;#039;re like goddesses. I love them so much. MC: Who&amp;#039;s your style icon?AG: Audrey Hepburn. MC: You played the character of Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon&amp;#039;s Victorious, and now on Sam &amp;amp;amp; Cat. What&amp;#039;s the difference between being a TV actress versus being a singer?AG: I love [acting for the fans] who watch the show\u2014that means so much to me. But music is where my heart is--it feels natural, as opposed to acting, which feels like a challenge. MC: What do you want your fans to take away from this record?AG: I want them to get to know me as Ariana. I love my fans. I have a very intimate relationship with them\u2014they feel like friends to me. I think it&amp;#039;s an exciting moment because I get to be me now. I don&amp;#039;t have to be a character, which is scary at the same time, because if they don&amp;#039;t like [my music], it&amp;#039;s me they don&amp;#039;t like. But it&amp;#039;s honest and real and it&amp;#039;s who I am. I&amp;#039;m proud of it. I feel very blessed.  MC: What&amp;#039;s your goal for your music career?AG: It&amp;#039;s not about numbers or breaking records. I guess for me it&amp;#039;s about making music you want to listen to the whole way through. Each song means something. I want [my fans] to love it, and I want it to mean something to them. I want it to be relatable.   Check out Grande&amp;#039;s most recent music video and cover of &amp;quot;Last Christmas&amp;quot; below!         "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a8728/ariana-grande-music-q-a/?click=celeb>