Nashville has a formula, and it works a lot of the time, but it wasn't right for me. They're afraid to step outside the box - even though, with me, my success came because I was outside of the box to begin with.

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

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

I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.

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.

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.

Yes, we do mimic our parents in a lot of ways.