I guess if you don't jump, you'll never know if you can fly.

I think being a Texan - we sort of have that extra fire in us as a breed. I just felt like from day one I had something to say and I wanted to make sure people heard me, and it's worked.

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.

For each album, I let the music that I love at that point in my life be my guide.

I was always suspicious and looking over my shoulder because that's how I was raised.

I am proud to be a normal size girl and I want to encourage everyone to be confident at any size.

I have my views and obviously my music has connotations that lean toward what I believe, but I've learned through other artists' mistakes that I'm never going to use my career as a platform for politics, especially at shows. People come to hear music. It's my job to entertain them, and it's my escape too.