We live in an epidemic of self-hatred. I see it daily with people coming at me, and they do it to everybody, it's not just me. The hatred is really stemming from them not liking themselves. When you look at it that way, I feel so much empathy and understanding for those people.

Without you, there'd be no sun in my sky, there would be no love in my life, there'd be no world left of me.

I will love you all my life and when I die I will still love you through eternity and beyond.

I believe above the storm, the smallest prayer will still be heard. I believe that someone in that great somewhere hears every word.

Janis Joplin is definitely one of my biggest influences. She taught me how to feel music, and I don't think there's anyone like her that could bring such pain and emotion to a song.

When I first came out with Blue, everyone compared me to Patsy Cline, which is the biggest honor, 'cause I've always looked up to her.

We definitely set out to make a great 'radio' record. We set out to write great hooky choruses-but with verses that said something.