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

I feel the same way I did when I was in school. I'm having the same insecurities.

Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.

Somehow or another, my mother taught me to push through my fear, always. Feel the fear and do it anyway.

I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!

I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies.

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people.