If I could get their attention long enough, I felt they would see beneath the boobs and find the heart, and that they would see beneath the wig and find the brains. I think one big part of whatever appeal I possess is the fact that I look totally one way and that I am totally another. I look artificial, but I'm not.

We're all God's children.

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

Well, my smile's pretty hard to miss, considering I'm a gal who likes her lipstick-the redder the better.

Oh, I can spot a phoney a mile away.

I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.

Some guys look better as they get older.