Everything I'm doing now is something I did before, only it's bigger now.

The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music.

I quickly learned to take anger and use it to motivate me. My sister ran away from home, and she was my world. And that was that. The guitar became my world.

My mentoring program is pretty specific, it's about self-empowerment, about being able to find solutions through teamwork. That's one of my first goals.

Growing up in the Northwest, I did play in an all-girl band. I snuck into clubs. No one ever questioned or thought twice about it.

I think people are basically unhappy working their jobs, and we all need to have that thing that gets our juices flowing.

I've also been writing for other artists, producing other artists, doing some country stuff. Those lyrics I tend to leave more universal.