I Never Tried Quitting, And I Never

I Feel Fortunate That I've Had A Lot Of Songs Recorded By Other People, Because I Take My Songwriting Very Seriously. It's Only Those People That Have Followed Me Over The Years And Really Know My Work That Know How Serious I Am About All Of It - Including The Way I Look. You Can't Take My High Heels From Me, You Can't Have My Long Fingernails, You Can't Take All This Hair From Me, Because It's Part Of This Thing That I've Become. I Wouldn't Want To Give Any Of It Up. Do I Have To Be Ugly To Be A Songwriter? This Is The Way I Am, And It's What I Choose To Be.

Sometimes I Start With A Great Title Or Idea, Sometimes A Great Melody Will Run Through My Mind; But The Higher Percentage Of The Time, The Words And Music Pretty Much Come At The Same Time.

If I Hadn't Been A Woman, I'd Be A Drag Queen For Sure. I Like All That Flair And I'd Be Dressing Up In Them High Heels And Putting On The Big Hair. I'd Be Like Ru Paul.

My Music Is So Mine, It's Hard To Turn It Over To Someone Else. I Have To Be Really Involved In The Production. It's Like Someone Else Taking Care Of Your Kids - If They Don't Treat Them Well, You're Going To Be Pissed Off. I'm Actually Co-producing [backwoods] With My Guitar Player Of 20 Years, Kent Wells. We Make A Good Combination... I Think We're Going To Have A Real Good Record.

I Love Writing Every Song I Can Like A Little Mini Movie. I Like To Have A Character, Or Some Characters, And Really Paint A Picture With The Song.