It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.

That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous.

I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music.

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

The sensation of never feeling good enough or pretty enough will always be there. It's a constant dialogue, and you just learn to be more powerful than that other voice. When you hear it come up, you shut it down.

I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and I found it really disheartening. They wanted a pop hit, which I understand in terms of making money. I get that. But what they were going to ask of me was something I wasn't prepared to deliver and I felt kind of trapped. I just stopped writing. I just stopped. It was stifling.

We should never listen to our feelings. They lead us astray.