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 can reach the mass audience if I come from different perspectives on every song.

I do write a lot from personal experience, but I also embellish a bit.

I'm an outdoors girl - I like to go fishing, riding four-wheelers, hunting.

Music was the first thing I did where I was naturally talented.

I wouldn't want to bring a kid into this crazy world right now.

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.