I definitely feel we're moving forward. There's a lot more understanding... there's less fear and we're working on there being less hatred.

There will always be someone else with a different view than you. I appreciate them and would never say that they are wrong. I hope that they would give me that courtesy also.

I think Patsy Cline made country music classy. She just opens her mouth, and it's just heavenly.

Mothers, tell your children: be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down - the legacy stops here.

My friends have always told me that rock stardom was wasted on me.

I was constantly around all those religious images and to me, angels exist. I feel we were definitely guided and helped and I'm always referring to them in my work.

I have found that I'm just political just by being who I am.