Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, t….

I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of thin….

I always try to be very human in my performances and hang out with my fans. It is cool to be a celebrity, but at the end of the day I want to empower….

More than anything I want to get up there and hang out with the audience, make everybody feel like it's fun and they're involved and are just, like, ….

My music is the chicken soup kind. I want people to get a good feeling in their soul from these songs. Roots rock, heartland rock...whatever you want….

As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music..

I consider myself a songwriter before anything else. The fact that I have been able to write both of my records and establishing myself as a songwrit….

I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experie….

I started playing guitar and writing songs when I was 15. I think what mainly sparked my interest was just the fact that I grew up listening to Chery….

My second album was written while I was on the road promoting the first record. I tried to take my personal experiences and elevate them to universal….

I knew that going on 'One Tree Hill' was going to be an incredible vehicle for the record. What is amazing about it is that my role on the show is, y….

I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete..

Acting and singing on 'One Tree Hill' was definitely one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I didn't even know I could act until I auditi….

I think the most challenging part of being a performer is just making sure that people know that when you get up there every night, it's unique and t….

My biggest advice for girls - and this is something that I wish I could have known when I was younger - is to have thick skin. It's something that yo….

I never thought then I'd be doing what I'm doing now. At my high school, being on the girls soccer team was the cool thing to do, but that was defini….

I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now that I have two albums' worth of material, that gives….

Being on the road is like a campout. I'm the only girl. The guys in my band are like my big brothers. It's definitely an adventure, but it can be a n….

Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are..

I've always been a really really big Sheryl Crow fan. I just respect what she does in a way that she just remains true to her music and sort of has j….

I am definitely still the same kid that I was picking up the guitar at 15. But, I have definitely learned to be more flexible and roll with the punch….