Like mercy from heaven's gate, there's a freedom in your arms that carries me through. I need you.

Hopefully people will grow with me, because I'm definitely not going to be stuck in one place all my life.

No matter which way I move you, that's a powerful thing to be able to do.

As a singer and songwriter, I have great admiration for many of the budding stars who come to try their hand at performing and can relate to the hopes and aspirations of all the contestants, no matter how good or bad.

I need honor in my life from somebody playing for keeps.

I grew up having to care what people think; it was part of my job.I've been built up and torn down, built up and torn down. It's been difficult to tune people out, especially in the las few years. Now i'm starting to care more about me and not what everybody else thinks.

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.