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I tried out for American Idol, I got a record deal, and now it's like my best days are ahead of me.
Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to.
I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together.
Someone once asked me, `How does Jimmy Page strike you?' I replied, `With both hands, of course...'
I would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be.
I get nervous playing the Opry still. You take that nervous energy and channel it into being amped.
I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.
I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself.
I'm blessed with a pretty good voice. So just sitting back there banging on the tubs wasn't enough.
I try to ground most of my characters in reality somehow. That's kind of what I bring to the table.
Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty
You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot.
Sometimes I think we'd all be better off if the people who mean well would just creep away and die.
The devil is busy and trying to distort and adulterate the things that are the pure essence of God.
Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darling, I love you, and I always will.
If you possess something but you can't give it away, then you don't possess it... it possesses you.
Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.
Where I grew up, in New Jersey, there was a lot of organised crime activity. It was a part of life.
I would have been content to just do studio work, making it on my own never really entered my mind.
I feel feminine when I feel feminine. I feel masculine when I feel masculine. I am a role switcher.
I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore, and I know too much to go back and pretend.
For me the voice is the most important, but making your singing believable makes a great performer.
I smoked this joint and then it hit me. I thought, what you gotta do is play your own simply blues.
Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
I write about heartbreak because I like writing about sad things, but I'm writing happy songs, too!
My dad Peter, who was my roadie when I was starting out, had loads of confidence but couldn't sing.
I love Australia because it's a different time of day so I'm asleep through any problems back home.
Holidays are reflection time and I always take 'Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting', by Lynn Grabhorn.
There's no Asian [vocalist] that's huge out there. So I want to do that. I want to break that mold.
Believe in all the good things you keep inside There is no freedom in life without freedom of mind.
I listen to music when I'm feeling down or just a certain way. I don't know what I'd do without it!
If I'm on a bus and someone makes my blood boil, I'll pocket those emotions and put them in a song.
Sexuality shouldn't define anyone. It doesn't define me. Love should be at the core of what you do.
You need to marry someone that is your soul mate, that you're obsessed with, and never ignore that.
I've never been a label-obsessed person. I indulge in shoes, but I rarely will ever buy full-price.
I believe in God, and that's a personal relationship that I have, but I'm not religious in any way.
But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.
You know the secret to dunking a ball? Big hands. You've got to be able to palm it, and I couldn't.
I get a wave of pride in America when I look back at what we've accomplished in the field of music.
Jesus Christ's mercy and power indwells us and gives us the strength to make a positive difference.
I think homes should reflect the individuals and their individual taste rather than someone else's.
Can you really see and hear Him, or is He still the Unknown God to you? It’s time for an awakening.
I never know when chat-up lines are happening! I don't hear them enough. I don't get hit on enough.
My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.
I just want to do everything. I don't want to sound soppy or too cliched, but that's the way it is.
I wrote lyrics that were intensely personal to me a few years ago. Maybe people know me better now.
We're learning the business, meeting people we need to know, getting knowledgeable about our craft.
I love ballads. I'm not into fast songs. I love to put my heart and all of my feelings into a song.
Don't believe your own publicity. You can't; you'll start thinking that you're better than you are.
Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems.