It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.

I've always been a tomboy. I've always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants.

I was very independent growing up, but there were things that were bothering me that I never told anybody. I would talk to our animals at home.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

I'll meet a guy now, and the next thing I know they'll be sweating and their hands will be shaking. And I feel so bad - I don't even know what to say to them. Then there are other guys who come on too strong, and they're just all over you. The nice ones are the ones who are in-between - the ones who aren't scared and who aren't all over you.

You dont have to hold on to the pain, to hold on to the memory.

There's other things I'd like to do. I probably won't tour for a very, very long time. It's something that you feel inside and that's the way I've been looking at everything.