I'm very blessed to have a phenomenal husband, son, and beautiful family and friends around me.

Fear is not a part of my vocabulary, actually.

We believe Frederick Nietzsche couldn't have been more right when he said 'without music, life would be a mistake.

Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back.

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

My mother was raised very, very strict Catholic in the Midwest. There was so much fear and intimidation [in the faith]. So, growing up, I was always looking for my connection. I've found myself praying before meals, before bed; there's always been this gratitude for things that are bigger than me.

A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there's so many things I'd love to talk about that I feel don't get the opportunity to be shown. Sometimes things become very stereotypical and one-sided, and I feel like it's such a colorful world.