I think the themes in my songs are very similar from the first album to the newest one. It's all about the human condition and how we are all trying to learn to live with each other and survive love and life.

The songs come from a vulnerable place, but expressing that part of yourself can also make you feel fearless.

I never listened to country music growing up.

Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first.

I was in relationship with a guy who was much older than me - either he was past his prime and I was coming into mine. There was nothing I could do to keep his attention.

James Michael and I played everything on the album, then brought in the guys in my band to add their spirit to it with solos and specific parts.

I love Nashville, and I love the South, but on a professional level, I had started feeling smothered by the Nashville way of doing things.