I want to sit with my legs wide open and laugh so loud that the whole damn restaurant turns and looks at me.

But at the age of 44, I sure hope to be a better businesswoman. I want to get the music straight to my fans.

Thank God I have music to vent my emotions. I'd be in a prison if I didn't.

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.

I struggled with being in the public eye, losing my anonymity when my star rose quickly in the late 90's. But I need the challenge of showing up and getting up there to spill my guts and connect with my loyal folks.

Feminists were psyched that I had armpit hair

At the age of 15 months my daughter was diagnosed with very bad asthma, and essentially I put my career on hold for a good eight years.