They think that I was like Amy Grant, when actually no! The label went bankrupt and maybe sold a couple hundred records and that's about it. I was just trying different things.

Maybe I'm competitive. I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, "Someone unwrap it! Here it is!" That drive can't be held down. I have a lot of ambition.

I have a confidence because my research shows that I should just really trust my instincts.

If you can believe in something great, then you can achieve something great.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

Many people think I try to be like Lady Gaga but what they don't know is that I'm a Britney Spears wanna be.

I'd go to the farmers' market in Santa Barbara, and I'd put out my guitar case, and I'd test out these little ditty songs that I would write, and I would get a couple of avocados, a bag of pistachios, and, like, fifteen bucks. That was a lot of money for me.