When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.

I have different reasons for the way that I react to things now that I have kids. It's not about me, it's about my children going out into this world that makes me say, "What the hell are you all doing?" I have to put them out there, and then I have to worry.

It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.

Most chick-singers say "If you hurt me, I'll die"... I say, if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.

Once I had kids, my whole attitude changed. I was like, "You make a spinal cord from scratch and we'll talk."

We can't afford to be innocent, stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation, we will be invincible.

I love Katy Perry, she is a wonderful pop singer.