I feel like I have a little bit of a fresh ear when creating music. I'm not trying to be like anything else, cuz I have no idea what anything else is like!

I have always been the kid who's asked 'Why?' In my faith, you're just supposed to have faith. But I was always like... why?

I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

At my second record label, they told me and other female artists that some of us were going on the chopping block. I was 19... and it was devastating.

I guess I prefer to play live, but I don't want to have only live CDs. I like playing live because there are alot of things that can happen. I can interact with the audience and say some things to get me in trouble. On the other hand, the studio is nice because you can really take your time and make something that you know is the best thing that you can ever do. But nothing beats being up on stage in front of all that energy.

My mother is very emotional as well, but my dad is more of the guts of the family. He was the main preacher, so he kind of had this little Pentecostal flair, but they are born-again.

I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult.