I used to write poems more when I was younger, but I haven't in a long time. I just write ideas and paragraphs and go from there..

Obviously I've always loved singing and performing, but I fell in love with songwriting and then I enjoyed doing that for other people and getting co….

I think a great song appeals to older and younger people and it makes you think. It's also honest, and it also doesn't hurt if it's fun to sing along….

Say what you think / Love who you love..

Just like dust, we settle in this town..

I'm really proud to be a woman representing country music..

I would love to go to India. And also someday, I want to have a family. That's my bucket-list..

Im all about small towns. I think its a great place to grow up..

I'd rather be more of the hippie country chick - as in, instead of pointing a finger, just maybe saying, 'We're all screw-ups. We're all in this kind….

Really connecting with someone and maybe opening their mind a little bit, is such a cool thing to be able to do through music..

Don’t wreck my reputation / Let me wreck my own.

Different people have different ways of doing things. For me, becoming a songwriter first and falling in love with the Nashville songwriting communit….

Make lots of noise Kiss lots of boys Or kiss lots of girls If that's something you're into When the straight and narrow Gets a little too s….

Follow your arrow / Wherever it points..

If I'm not writing about myself, then I sit down with people I really dig writing with and throw 'em out and see if something sticks. Their brain plu….

A great song will be great forever - it's timeless and classic in that way..

If you wanna find the honey / You can't be scared of the bees..

Just do something that makes you stand out. Even if not everyone likes it, just do it..

The more country that my music gets, the less it fits into the country world today. It's almost like there needs to be two genres, modern country and….

Obviously, I dont live and die by it, everything my horoscope says. But I feel like theres definitely something to it..

The idea of massive amounts of fame-having my face on Walgreens end-caps and pizza boxes-I don't fantasize about that. I'm happy with just being a so….