When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile.

I have learned a lot about myself and come to deal with a lot of things that, at first, bothered me.

I think it's the way I talk. I think they thought I was too country. And I'm not ashamed of that by any means.

Growing up is not being so dead-set on making everybody happy.

There's a lot of power in putting it out in the universe. It's telling your subconscious mind, 'This is what's gonna happen.'

Michael Phelps and Willie Nelson are teaming up to do an album. ... They're covering The Doobie Brothers.

At this time when I turn 50, because so there's many of my friends and family who didn't get to see 50-years-old, and so, I'm celebrating for them too.