She believes she's developed a "harder exterior" after her stint in the music industry.
Cabello gained popularity as a teenager with group Fifth Harmony but has learned to have a harder shell about being more resilient as a result of the music industry's demands.
The 27-year-old pop star, who just debuted her latest solo album titled 'C,XOXO' in June, said to NYLON magazine: "Being in the industry made me build that harder shell and harder exterior. Like Rihanna, Beyonce, Taylor (Swift) - this kind of bravado happens in their later work. It's building armour.".
"My last albums were really clean-cut, like: 'I'm so in love and happy, blah, blah, blah!' They were daytime albums. I like the idea of ('C,XOXO') being nocturnal. More friction, more complicated: 'This is wrong, but I kind of like it.'"
The singer left Fifth Harmony in late 2016 to focus on her solo career, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
She philosophized about her time in the chart-topping girl group, accepting that she didn't have all the "skills" she needed at the time.
The artist, who was a part of the group alongside Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui, said: "I don't know if I was struggling more than a normal teenager should, because it's hard to say what's normal, whether you're famous or not.
"My barometer wasn't functioning. It was more than a person should bear (in that situation). I think conflict resolution is really important, especially when it comes to a group. Those are skills you don't have when you're 16 years old. How do you deal with being left out? How do you deal with jealousy? How do you deal with these things without hurting yourself or other people?"
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