The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.

So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue.

There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear.

Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music.

Writing is very much a playground - an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I do.

Yes, you can lose somebody overnight, yes, your whole life can be turned upside down. Life is short. It can come and go like a feather in the wind.

I have arm-wrestled here and there... guys seem to want to test my strength.

Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don't give it my all right now I'll regret it later. That's very important to me, because I've worked all my life to have this.

I lost my sense of trust, honesty and compassion. I crashed down and became what I consider an emotional mess. I've never been so miserable in my whole life. I just wanted to go to bed and never get up.

I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things.

I feel sexy when I get out of the tub - your skin is fresh and you've put up your hair without looking.

I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.

I don't want my body to be a distraction from my talent or my brain.

Dysphonia is not a singing problem. It's a voice box issue in the muscle on the voice, very different from having a nodule on the vocal cords, which I've never had. I'm lucky that I've never had that. It needs a long renewal time, and even today, I am still addressing it.

Country music is still your grandpa's music, but it's also your daughter's music. It's getting bigger and better all the time and I'm glad to be a part of it.