My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a lifetime

I don't want to sound like a Hallmark card, but to be able to wake up each day with food and shelter, that alone is good. Forget aging and the fact that my butt is becoming a little more familiar with my knees than my tailbone. If you are six feet above ground it's a good day. So, give me more!

I have a wonderful family: My parents are churchgoing, salt-of-the-earth Southern people. They gave me a lot of love and are so unaffected by fame.

I'm a home girl. I like to stay home

I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy.

Wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.

I try to find a reason to laugh each day. Somehow, if you can incorporate laughter into your day, every day, it really helps. It's the little things in life that make me happy.