Really, what I try to instill in my fans is to be healthy and happy. I have no desire to be super-skinny.

I live on a ranch in Texas and do my own thing. And I don't care what anyone has to say about it. My joke is that the only people I'm trying to please are myself and my fans, because they're the ones buying my records. And I have the best, most loyal fan base ever.

Even though I'm a pop singer, I really have more the life of a country singer.

Books have always been important to me - my mom was a first grade teacher, so I grew up reading all the time.

If I can wake up everyday before I die and know that I don't have to serve anyone food or drinks, I will be happy!

Gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change, and break away. I won't forget the place I came from.

The hardest thing about being in this business is just being able to be yourself. People act like there's this one set of rules to follow to be a pop star and I think, 'Well, you say I'm a pop star, so maybe that's not true.'