You know, really - actually, it's funny because it's a sore spot with me because I have all these recipes that, you know, you have to measure things out and put them in. And then you bake it and it becomes this thing. And it's not a recipe.

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 was an A student and I liked creative writing.

'm the inspiration for picking it up off the floor after it fell off the stool and figuring out a way to make it still work.

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.

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.

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