My music comes from many, many, many places. My emotions, my feelings, my thoughts, and conversations I have with people I know who influence me.

The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.

When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.

I've learned that one of my greatest secrets is scheduling downtime into a busy schedule. This gives me the time to have quality moments with my husband and son, who both recharge my spirit in ways I never imagined.

When I first started getting into the business, a young woman in a music game that was mostly men, I did feel inadequate.

I'm a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that's not real. It was like I was wearing a mask. I was becoming this perfectly chiselled sculpture, and that was bad. That took a long time to understand.

I'm in constant pursuit of growing and evolving.