I wear clothes that most people in the Midwest would probably deem inappropriate at my age. And I rock a bikini all summer long. I know that it's not normal, but I just don't care. I live once.

I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the fact that I wrote these quirky songs that were not typical structure, not typical sound - you know, really original stuff.

I just want to make music and make a living. I just have to find the means of doing that.

What does it mean when something changes how it's always been?

Music is sound. It's a wave. It's going out and coming back, and it's bouncing off.

I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible.

Now, in music, it seems more like the popular crowd suppresses anyone who is different.