My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'

I'd rather bleed with cuts of love than live without any scars.

Loads of my friends are lesbians, and it really annoys me that gay people aren't allowed to get married in most parts of America. I'd go on a march for gay rights any time.

Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.

I can turn heartbreak into songs that help other people

My parents divorced, and I didn't have much of a daddy growing up.

I sing my life. It's like I'm having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they're there for that - whether it's to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone.