Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.

I’ve never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.

I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.

I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.

I never write about the road. I never write about hotels or anything like that.

Band-Aids don't fix bullet holes. You say sorry just for show. You live like that, you live with ghosts.

I know that if things hadn't gone the way they did then I wouldn't be where I am now.