Shannon, you've spoken about being bullied to the point of wanting to give up a career in music. Did you discuss that with your father?
Shannon: During the time I faced depression, I thought making a career as a singer was a mistake. I felt I may have disappointed my father, because I lacked talent. Dad and I spoke about this for hours. He told me to keep working on my music. He said that if I was being hated, it implied I may have achieved something.

Kumar: It's tougher to make your own place in the industry when your parent is a [prominent] figure, because comparisons are inevitable. People say star-kids don't have talent, but they forget the struggle that the celebrity [parent] had endured [to become famous]. People think star-kids should be famous from day one, which is impossible, no matter how talented one is. It may seem easy to be the child of a famous parent, but unlike for a regular person, s/he doesn't get enough time to grow.