My guitar and singing was my way of crying.

You don't have to give up who you are to be successful just because you're different.

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another.

There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and Ive always looked at life that way; Ive always tried to put on a smile and a brave front, not just for my kids but in my own life and all the difficulties that Ive gone through.

Later in life, the memories I have of my mother are of constant work balanced with caring for my ailing father.

Make sure everything you do you really like, because you have to sing it the rest of your life.

When I went to do "Carson" that night, they wanted us to do two songs, but we were a brand new band. "Conga" hadn't even hit the top 10 yet. They go, "Do you think you could do something that people know, because we want you to do a second song, but not two originals, because we don't want to lose the audience, just in case."