My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

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.

I don't interest myself that much.

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

It's funny, the whole cooking thing came out of just a random thought of writing a cookbook with my mom and my sister for fun.

People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.

I always want to sing, but I don't always want to be trying to have No. 1 records. I don't think you can do it forever. I don't know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.