I'm Not A Judgmental Person, So I

It's Amazing How A Truly Great Songwriter Can Touch Anyone In The World With Their Words.

I Talk Openly About My Past And What I've Gone Through - Abuse Being Something That Was Very Real In My Household, And A Lot Of Chaos Growing Up As A Child. I Think That I Naturally Just Gravitated Towards Music That I Could Really Feel On A Deep Level - And That Meant Sadness. I Was Able To Connect With That At A Really Young Age.

I'm Not Being Like, 'hey, Everybody, I'm Pregnant!' I'm Not That Girl.

I've Gone Through A Really Hard Divorce, And Anyone Who Has Gone Through A Divorce Will Speak About How Hard The Journey Is From Start To Finish. It's A Life-uprooting Time.

I Was 21. At The Time, I Was Under The Thumb Of My Label, And I Felt Like I Had To Do, Say And Act Out Everything They Asked Me To Do. I Was Trying To Please Them And The Public And Finally I Had To Say, "enough. I'm Going To Make A Record That Makes Me Happy And Addresses All Facets Of Being A Woman. I Don't Care If I Sell One Or One Million Records." That's How I Came To Make Stripped.