I let people fill in the blanks on their own. If they want to think about their ex, that's fine. If they want to think about maybe who one of my exes is, then that's fine. And it might not be right, because I'm the only one who knows what these songs are really about. It's the one shred of privacy I have in the matter.

You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.

I think the first thing you should know is that nobody in country music 'made it' the same way. It's all different. There's no blueprint for success, and sometimes you just have to work at it.

Ever since I was a little kid I've been so glad to be from America and so glad to live here.

I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear.

I have to believe in fairy tales and I have to believe in love.

Once you think about it, aren't the people who are living their lives without worrying about other people's opinions having more fun than those judging them?