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.

I had some wonderful times in my 20s, but your 20s are hard.

I need somebody with staying power who will make me go weak in the knees.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

There comes a time in every life we find the heart we're looking for.

I'll get into conversations with other people, and all of a sudden they will say something that sparks that... either the titles to me, or just the conversation itself will spark an idea for a song.

Even one kid going hungry in America is one too many. How can we stand by when the reality is that there are more than 12 million underfed children in the U.S.? We can make a difference.