I sing the songs that people need to hear.

Country music has the great stories.

I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening.

What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries.

I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild.