I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children - we're all pretty bionic.

My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.

It's amazing how a truly great songwriter can touch anyone in the world with their words.

I just kick off my shoes, walk around barefoot, I don't care if my feet get dirty.

Power is making a statement about who you are.

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

I talk openly about my past and what I've gone through - abuse being something that was very real in my household, and a lot of chaos growing up as a child. I think that I naturally just gravitated towards music that I could really feel on a deep level - and that meant sadness. I was able to connect with that at a really young age.