It's amazing to impact people's lives - it's a cool thing to have the spotlight and be able to reassure people, to say, "It's OK to be you."

I'm loyal and I think most Texans are very loyal, but I'm also stubborn.

Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that's why there's the limelight. Everybody's in it.

You need to be happy with who you are and, whoever that is, let your little light shine.

I don't love traveling, because I'm never home. It's hard when you have a family.

The question I love to get asked is: 'What's the hardest part of your job?' And literally, the answer is probably real sad, but it's to just to be me. Like, it's really hard, because I think people, you know, have a set idea of what a pop star should be.

I was a poor kid, and my mom was a single mother of three.