Ever have one of those days where the mean girl in your head just wouldn't shut up? Our April cover star Ellie Goulding has been there before, which is why it's so important to her that her music has a positive message.
"I don't want girls to get to my age and feel like they're not pretty enough, not thin enough, or they're not good enough for something or someone," Ellie told us. "I'm naturally compassionate — that's something I really like about myself. I always consider other people before myself, and I think that's what I try to do with my music."
So, if you ever listen to Ellie songs and feel like she just gets you, know that she totally does.
"I want to write lyrics that girls can relate to," she says. "I'm a girl; I know how hard it is… If girls are anything like me when I was a teenager, then I want them to know everything is going to be okay."
Also, check out everything Ellie had to say when she opened up about Niall Horan and Ed Sheeran!
For more, pick up the April issue of Seventeen, on newsstands March 15! You can also subscribe to the digital issue here.
