I don't mean that to be egotistical, but I'm not writing fluff. I'm not writing for 8-year-olds. I'm a woman and I'm a rock girl.

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.

Everything I read about me is what I say. The way I've come across is exactly who I am. So far, they haven't skewed it to be one way or another too much.

I like my lyrics to feel conversational and truthful, as if we're having real talk. I don't really like generic lyrics.

I know my ambitions are big, but you've got to have something after rock and roll.

My favorite color is purple. I have a huge velvet purple comforter on my bed.

Mackie is an electronics recording company backing me, and they're willing to invest giving equipment to schools that I choose, and they've already started doing that.