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.

Country music has the great stories.

I like to shop, but I don't like to go out to dances.

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

The only time that I am really truly happy—when I feel at my best—is when I'm on the stage.

Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.

When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church. Or I'm that 15-year-old young lady who wanted to be grown and wanted to sing and couldn't wait to be smokin' a cigarette, you know?