I'm not a feminist. I hail men, I love men. I celebrate American male culture, and beer, and bars and muscle cars.

I consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry.

I don't know that my schooling was conducive to wild ideas and creativity, but it gave me discipline, drive. They taught me how to think. I really know how to think.

Don't idolize me, idolize yourself.

Where I come from it was really unheard of to be at a party and someone says, 'What kind of music do you make?', and you say, 'Pop music.' You may as well have 'I'm not cool' stamped on your forehead.

I love my daddy. My daddy's everything. I hope I can find a man that will treat me as good as my dad.

Writing a record is like dating a few men at once. You take them to the same restaurants to see if they measure up, and at some point you decide who you like best.