I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

I came along at a time when the industry was eating its young.

I felt like a sinful person when I dated men and allowed them to feel for me in a way I knew I could never naturally feel for them. That felt wrong and a lie.

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.