I have been singing randomly, obsessively, obnoxiously for as long as I can remember.

Music has always been my passion for as long as I can remember.

I remember auditioning for record labels and having them tell me, 'Well, the country-radio demographic is the thirty-five-year-old female housewife. Give us a song that relates to the thirty-five-year-old female, and we'll talk.'

Sitting on a bedroom floor crying is something that makes you feel really alone. If someone's singing about that feeling, you feel bonded to that person. That's the only way I can find an explanation for why 55,000 people would want to come see me sing.

I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.

I've been writing in some way, shape, or form for as long as I can remember.