I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.

When you write songs you're commenting on love, you're commenting on sex, relationships, whatever it is that you decide to write about it. And I've wanted to write about politics or spiritual ideas for years.

I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.

You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good thing.

To reach the highest level you have to not just have a dream and focus but you also have to make sure you are writing great songs, and if you feel they're what you want to represent you, that is key. But getting out on the road is key. And get your music out there. Maybe something catches, maybe it gets picked up and used on television, you just never know.

Women are still second-class citizens.

I left my family, and I left my brother and sister, and I went and lived my dream. I saw everybody, but is it ever enough?