All I want to do is be normal. But really, it's other people who won't let me be that way.

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

There's always a positive to those negative times, because you come out of it so much stronger and wiser. Strength comes from every hardship, and it's been a lesson for me.

I was 21. At the time, I was under the thumb of my label, and I felt like I had to do, say and act out everything they asked me to do. I was trying to please them and the public and finally I had to say, "Enough. I'm going to make a record that makes me happy and addresses all facets of being a woman. I don't care if I sell one or one million records." That's how I came to make Stripped.

I've always been really good with my heels. Even pregnant, I could perform in heels.

Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?

I'm not one that just throws music out there to keep it coming, and all that. I believe in the craft, and the time it takes to really nurture something and put a lot of effort into the details.