I don't spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.

She's got her God and she's got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline.

I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.

Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.

I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they're either too complicated or there's an ingredient in there that I can't find.