Just When I Think It Couldn't Get

Growing Up With Country, R&b, Gospel, And Classical Music From My Grandmother And Pop, Tuskegee Was The Perfect Melting Pot For My Influences As A Writer.

The Music Business Was Not Safe, But It Was Fun. It Was Like Falling In Love With A Woman You Know Is Bad For You, But You Love Every Minute With Her, Anyway.

So Much Of My Career Has Been About Saying Things The Way People Say Them, Using Melodies Not That I Can Sing But That The People Can Sing.

Today We've Learned To Celebrate Mediocrity. Back In The Day We Had Creative Artists; Today We Have Created Artists.

Forget About Surviving 40 Years In The Music Business. Just Surviving 27 Years Of Nicole Richie Has Been A Struggle-and-a-half, I Want To Tell You. I Stand Here As A Survivor, I Want You To Know, For All The Parents Out There.