I definitely still have ... angst but I also wrote some songs that say it's okay to love, now. I'm happy in my life, and it's a bit easier to write happy songs when you are actually happy.

There's been a shift: Country music is popular music now. Every other genre wants to come over to our land.

I feel like I've started to grow up and be more of a woman instead of this crazy girl.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

There's room for everyone. There's room for pop country, for 'rock & roll' country, for stone-cold country, and everything in-between. Great music is great music.

I'm married to my best friend!

Yeah, I have a tough-girl image.