... coming to a place like Nashville, which is just music music music, it's always been such an influence on me. And there are so many interesting songwriters out there, and it's such a crazy business and so many people are trying to do it, and it's all right there in Nashville.

I'm trying to appeal to the disenfranchised everybody, not just specifically gay.

... coming to a place like Nashville, which is just music music music, it's always been such an influence on me. And there are so many interesting songwriters out there, and it's such a crazy business and so many people are trying to do it, and it's all right there in Nashville.

The real terrorist threats are George W. Bush and his band of brown-shirted thugs.

Once you're heterosexual and comfortable with that, you don't need to take out an announcement every day.

I am still comfortable with my body, because I'm like, What's not to be comfortable with? I mean, it's just my nature.

I'm not saying I'm some high priestess. I do things, I'm sure, that are damaging, but it's certainly not on purpose.