This Is Me

Demi Lovato chatted with Entertainment Weekly about the release of her new book, Staying Strong: 365 Days of the Year. In the interview, Demi also talked about being open about her past struggles,

On her past struggles: “When I went to rehab, I was still on the Disney Channel — I think I might be the first person who can say that! [Laughs] It wasn’t like I could discreetly make the choice to go into treatment. My actions were very public.

My manager told me, ‘You can decide not to talk about anything, or you can be completely honest.’ Now, at night, I can rest on my pillow easy because there’s nothing I’m hiding.”

On if not writing songs based on drinking and partying will affect her career: “I don’t really care because those things don’t apply to my life at all. A good example of that is Taylor Swift. We’ve had conversations about this where I’m like, ‘I have so much respect for you as an artist because you don’t have to write about that stuff.’

She’s like, ‘Well, I don’t go out.’ I don’t go out to clubs and I don’t party and to me, it says more when you don’t have to do things for shock value. You’re more repsected as an artist. And that’s what I want to be, I want to be respected as an artist and not a tabloid headline.

To read the full article click here. Demi’s book is out TODAY, November 19!