Mama sewed the rags together, sewing every piece with love. She made my coat of many colors that I was proud of.

I'm so thankful I can write songs. I can capture all those memories in my songs and keep those memories alive.

The music does bring us together and it's cheaper than therapy!

I just write all the time. In my whole life I've never had what I've heard people talk about writer's block. I've never had that. Life is like a song to me. I just hear everything in music, so I have never once thought "Well, I'm never gonna be able to write again." I've got thousands of songs.

I may look fake but I'm real where it counts.

I write for myself things that I've gone through.

I know it's corny - but I love 'Jingle Bells!'