I pinch myself daily.

I shop all over. I love to shop.

I've always loved country music.

I love everything by Led Zeppelin.

My image in general is real casual.

Let's face it: Robert Plant is hot!

Being on the road is very inspiring.

There was a lot of turmoil in my family.

Life is short. You've got to live your dreams.

I am a redhead and was a tomboy for many years.

Careers will come and go. Talent is always there.

I don't need a security guy pushing my fans around.

My body - it's become, as I get older... not my friend.

I'm a big Miley Cyrus fan. I think she's really awesome.

If it's going to make you happy, go for it - life is short.

New Jersey was like home for me the first time I was there.

I wanted to be known as a better musician more than anything.

'I Think We're Alone Now' is one of the all-time great songs.

It was kind of like, my worst crime was that I was a pop star.

It's nice to go out to a club and know you can still turn heads.

At 9 years old, I did a lot of benefit concerts for my community.

The reality of a long-term career is that there are ups and downs.

I like show business - performing. I can't think of anything better.

It's annoying when people go, 'I didn't know you could actually sing.'

Singing pop music was not something I planned, but I managed to do it.

I've got to overcome that tendency to hide what I write or throw it away.

I'm a real girl. I get it. I gain weight, I lose weight. My styles change.

Obviously, I wore a lot of crazy things on stage. That's just how it goes.

'Dust Off And Dance,' the album, was really all about me being in England.

I'm a live performer, through and through. That's when I really get to shine.

I think the biggest thing, for me, was just to be recognized as a songwriter.

I toured all over the world, I have die-hard fans, and I had my dreams come true.

What I'm hoping is that people in my age group will grow up with me and keep listening.

I think, with everything in my career, I don't really want to put boundaries on myself.

My mum really depended on me. I'm the eldest of three girls, and she had emotional issues.

My parents were divorced when I was 2, so I don't remember much about them being together.

To just be able to sing and show off the chops is kind of why I got into the music industry.

Because my early music was heavily produced, people assume my voice was also heavily produced.

I write a lyric, but when I reread it, I think it's awful and either hide it or crumple it up.

When you become a mega-icon overnight, there's no way to keep that intensity continually going.

The writing process really became natural when it was real and from my heart, and I was exposed.

'I Think We're Alone Now' just makes people feel good. It became a teen anthem twice. How cool is that?

When you're a little girl, living your dreams, even tiny little stages in someone's backyard are amazing.

I hope my career will be long-term. It's not something I'm taking for granted, but we try to plan that way.

I want to take acting lessons first. But I'd love to find the right film, a 'Breakfast Club' kind of thing.

Music should be fun. If it's not fun, then you're going to get burned out; you're not going to give the best show.

The first album, I'd had some input, but I was 14 years old then, and I really didn't know what I was talking about.

It was one of the things that used to be on my rider when I would do my shows. I would always ask for a Klondike bar.

I want to play the Grand Ole Opry for sure. And I want to meet and play with people like Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill.

With 'A Million Miles,' I still was proving myself as a writer and as a vocalist. It gave me the platform to tour again.

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