The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don't stay true to who you are.

I decided to start my own label because so many people with talent come to me wanting to know how they can get in the music business.

I still get nervous about singing. I drink tea with honey and lemon before every concert. And I need to have scented candles in all of my hotel rooms.

It's that first step-getting out the door-that's the toughest. If you can do that, you've already won.

It's not just songs and glamour. It's sweat, blood, broken toes, and mistakes... It's life.

It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.

If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.