I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus.

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.

You can't be a full tranny every day of the week that's an exaggerated part of my personality.

My personality is up and down, sassy and cheeky.

Now it's clear to me/ that everything you see/ ain't always what it seems.

I was being musically mentored by a lot of people who were obviously more talented and skilled than I was, and I thought that I would just kind of learn the ropes of songwriting there - like how to do acoustic, country-esque songs, which I like because there's so much story in them.

People love the idea of a good girl gone bad, thinking that my parents were so strict and disowned me, but that actually wasn't the case. Even though they don't necessarily agree with some of the things I do, they love me as their daughter. That's always been their perspective.