Mama was a stickler on keeping your word. That's helped me to make the right decisions in so many situations. Because of that, I also think really hard before I make a decision because I know I'm going to have to see it through.

Anything worth doing, is worth doing all the way. Just know you'll have to live with all the choices that you make.

When I left, after my divorce, when I left Oklahoma, I never looked back. It was the future. It was looking forward from then on.

No matter what you achieve in life, you're always wondering, 'Is there something I should be doing? Is there something I'm missing?

But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It's like listening to a song - I mean, a story. If you're going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don't want to make them up.

Make sure you're always giving, way more than you're taking

Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.