Falling in love is the best way to kill your heart because then it's not yours anymore. It's laid in a coffin, waiting to be cremated.

I have 4 kids already, I don’t need anymore. I’m a single parent. I’m taking them through Europe and make them play funny instruments.

Even in the hardest circumstances, dreams can give you the courage to live, and I hope I can share that message with children in need.

People don't really understand who I am. They always think that I'm very dark or depressed, but it couldn't be further from the truth!

I spend most of my life naked. In fact, I often have to be told by the people around me that it's inappropriate to be as naked as I am.

That's not true. I did not have sexual intercourse with Lindsay Lohan. ... A lot of people probably did, I don't know, [but I did not].

You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.

Regardless of who your parents are, where you come from, or what you look like, you can embrace your flaws and be honest with yourself.

Every time I do a cover, I completely... pick apart - I take apart the entire song and really reconstruct it. I try and make it my own.

I read Dad's books like I did before, now things are crystal clear. Lock the door in the bathroom, now I just can't get caught in here.

When you do music, your friends are writers, actors, painters. It's all under the same roof. So anything creative is interesting to me.

Always have two radar detectors. One to see if there are any cops around, and the second one to make sure there aren't any cops around.

Allowing myself to love God completely has obviously shed light on my self-love because he loves me more than I could ever love myself.

We are wise women, we are giggling girls. We both carry a smile to show when we're pleased, we both carry a switchblade in our sleeves.

I mean, I think it's hard enough to find somebody you can stand for more than ten minutes, so, like, you shouldn't narrow your options.

Having more exposure is kind of a bittersweet thing for me, honestly, because it's nice to have a little more job security in life now.

I walked away a little disheartened, thinking, 'Oh well. I came a long way to meet the Wizard of Oz, but I guess I won't. Such is life.

And I have a few friends that I think would go to bat for me no matter what. Flea is definitely one of them. Guy Oseary is one of them.

When I sang the line, 'Songs about Old Ireland.Songs about being young again.I wish I was young again,' twice people cried. I saw them.

They're just opinions, what people say about you. None of that stuff's true. The only thing that matters is what you think of yourself.

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.

Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you're having an affair, if you don't you're having a feud.

I have pretty much always been about - if I write that song or whatever, it is all for Mercy Me. Anything I want to do is for Mercy Me.

Now that you've grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we'll never make it out alive...

We had decided to totally disappear from the media, to not do any interviews and photo shoots. Tom and I just needed time to ourselves.

What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.

Believe it or not, I'm a bit clumsy with technology. It's probably why I'm so excited about the touchscreen - even an idiot can use it!

The business has changed so much that they're able - we're able these days in the music industry to be able to control our own destiny.

A creative space is an important thing. There are so many studios that feel like doctor's offices in Nashville. I couldn't write there.

I'm trying to be number one. I'm doing the best I can and working the hardest I've ever worked to ensure I've got that number one spot.

Live at your highest potential-moment to moment to moment... When do we feel most alive? When we're being ourselves-our highest selves.

Eyes are very appealing to me. I also like somebody who is interested in a career for themselves and can treat me like a normal person.

There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return.

It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that's very inspiring.

I consider myself to be a crusader of love. I try to spread love around the world as best I can because I know I have a handle on love.

'Doo-wop' is a very special word for me. Because I grew up listening to my dad who, as a Fifties rock & roll head, loved doo-wop music.

If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock 'n' roll' or they won't even let you in the hotel.

My dream life is just to go back to my job full-time. And be with my family. You know, regular dreams, common dreams that everyone has.

There's a lot of things that are said on the American Idol message board. I quit reading them because most of the people are very mean.

And though you want to last forever, You know you never will, You know you never will, And the good-bye makes the journey harder still.

I definitely went through a phase where I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was younger... But I certainly wasn't very good at it.

The single most exciting thing that happened for me was getting to spend some time in the studio with both Marty Stuart and Vince Gill.

I think that every songwriter would give their right arm to come up with a standard that is going to be played long after they're dead.

When you're a solo artist and you're not doing well, it can be pretty tough. So when success does come, it feels like you've earned it.

I want to be able to show people that I have flaws and they have flaws, too. And you know what that means? No one out there is perfect.

I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused!

I would probably work with Drake as he is massively inspirational to me as a writer as well as an artist. If not him, then Susan Boyle!

I'm self-deprecating - I spend a lot of time telling myself that things are OK, as opposed to having to tell myself to get over things.

If you want to ask about my drug problem, go ask my big, fat, smart, ten pound daughter, she'll answer any questions you have about it.

The road of rock and roll (much like life) is littered with broken dreams and death. And it's our job to overcome these and to survive.

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