I need music like I need water.

Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there.

Giving never happens by accident. It's always intentional.

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and I'd learn how they laugh.

But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the git-go.

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.