I think one of the most difficult challenges in show business is the challenge of longevity and to constantly realize and reveal what's already been there - like doing stage and singing and dancing in New York. I haven't been that far out of my comfort zone in a while.
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.
I have always been intrigued with singing and I actually started my career in musical comedies.
I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living.
It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak.
I just want to make everybody feel what I'm singing. And just to relate to me and know that this has been dream since I was a little girl. I've worked so hard for this, and I just want them to connect with me.
I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!
The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die singing.
If I did any movies I'd have to take a break from singing, because I'd want it to be really good.
But without the experience of actually singing or playing these things yourself, you don't have the same kind of involvement or understanding of what these musical moves mean. And that is a very big problem in addressing the future of music.
I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music.
It's nice to finally have a CD out which reflects my songwriting, my singing and the band that I have.
If you feel like singing along, don't.
I think I first realized I wanted to be in country music and be an artist when I was 10. And I started dragging my parents to festivals, and fairs, and karaoke contests, and I did that for about a year before I came to Nashville for the first time. I was 11 and I had this demo CD of me singing Dixie Chicks and Leanne Rimes songs.
When you're singing you can hear the echo of people in the audience singing every single word with you, and that was that big dream that I had for myself. It's happening.