My mom was never afraid to say, 'I'm sorry. I screwed up.' I feel like that's an important lesson.

When you live with someone on the bus, for four days a week, you really have to get along.

I literally wouldn't have dreamed of it in a million years that I'm going to be standing there with George (Strait) and Garth and Kenny (Chesney) and Reba (McEntire) and Brooks & Dunn. I don't really have any clue what I'm actually doing with those people because I feel like I'm still just getting started and I've seen them all in concert and they're all my heroes.

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

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.

I am incredibly thankful for the strong support I have from my peers in the industry and of course my amazing fans.

Currently I'm not a crazy ex-girlfriend, but I can't promise I won't be one again.