“I’m lucky because I have a job I love. I really miss being away from home, being in my own bed, seeing my animals and siblings, having my moms cookies. I have a couple cats. I got a kitten about a year ago and now Im going on the road so I wont see him for a while. I feel bad.”
“When I sing, I have a sense of peace, I feel like my brain turns off, and I become the core person of who I am – the essence of me. I feel connected to whatever is out there. It’s almost like I leave my body and get to watch.”
“If you want to get my attention, wear a pirate outfit.”
“People have this notion of me being this sweet, nice girl, but I’m kind of a pervert.”
“I was so adamant about proving myself for so long and I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t have to do that as much.”
“I would love to be in musical theater and be on Broadway. If someone were to offer me a position to do something like that, I wouldnt pass it down. Im a huge fan of musicals and I really want to do that.”
“I have a pirate fetish – I just always thought eye patches were sexy.”
“I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least I’d know that I tried.”
“When I’m having a bad day, I pick up my guitar.”
“My style when I was 17 was very low-key with jeans, T-shirts, and Converse. I was signed to a major record label by then, so I had stylists helping me.”
“I put myself into character for my songs.”
“I think its so cool that you can pick up the guitar and create something that didn’t exist 5 minutes ago. You can write something that no ones ever heard before. You have music at your fingertips.”
“I never had an official job, but I did play at a local cantina every Tuesday night, and I babysat a lot.”
“When I watch ‘Glee’, it reminds me of my upbringing.”
“I was definitely a choir and theater geek.”
“Music has always been in me.”
“Music is my release.”
“I always tell people that I’ll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I’ve had more boyfriends. I’ll be just as anguished-sounding.”
“I feel connected to whatever is out there.”
“There was a moment there when it was getting really bad and everyone was being let go. I was, like, ‘Can I get fired, please? Can I move on with my life?”
“Eventually my goal is get a place in Ojai where I can have animals and a big garden. Just drink wine all day and hang in my garden.”
“I actually got reprimanded by Stevie Nicks, who was like, ‘You’re sharing too much! You need to leave an air of mystery.’”
“If I have to try and write one more country single, I’ll lose my mind.”
“Ten years into it, I can finally go, ‘Oh, I just want to make a record that’s fun to make and I don’t have to prove that I deserve to be here.’”
“I’m just more comfortable in my own skin now.”
“I think I’m also more open to other writers being present and listening to other opinions, whereas before I was going through my angsty teen years while making records.”
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