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 very much a traditionalist, but I think it's important to know about tradition so that you can evolve the music you are deciding to make.

As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I felt being leveled upon me, I realized at the age of nine, that I was gay.

It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country radio and its listeners. If desire is any part of this equation, then I'm a contender!

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids.

I guess we guess our way through life. How many times do we really know for sure?

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.