The most tender place in my heart is for strangers. I know it's unkind, but my own blood is much too dangerous..

I didn't want to be the girl who posed in 'Playboy' and then - by the way - made some music..

I grew up with lots of animals and I related more to them than I did to people. I feel a lot of empathy for them..

A live show is one of the last holdouts of a thing that makes you feel a part of a community, where you'll go and maybe meet your future wife or boyf….

We shouldn't censor ourselves based on the weak idea of "looking cool." It's such a waste of potential awesomeness..

Country music is completely punk-rock. It's the original punk-rock..

If you want to be noticed as a drop of water, why would you move to the ocean?.

I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and y….

Playing in an independent rock band will eventually make you equal parts truck driver, gladiator and mule. Glamour is for those with trust funds..

The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight. The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You..

Around 2010, I kind of looked up and said, I'm 40 years old. You know, I chose music. I don't have a husband. I don't have any kids. Like, I chose mu….

If I could ever be on a Missy Elliott record, I could then die. Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige - I love hearing them interviewed, I love the way they t….

When you live in a lot of places, you can't help but have them become part of you. Technically, I am a Southerner, but I did not grow up in the South….

I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or wo….

It's like sometimes, you can just lay back and it takes the pressure off of you..

I don't think it's important for everyone necessarily, and I totally respect that because everyone writes differently..

I like driving. I'm a real sucker for driving across North America - I never get sick of it, ever..

I always end up working with people that do a really good job, so I'm the only one that I'm worried about disappointing me, not the musicians ever..

We don’t need more ‘What if the mother is going to die’ debated, we need ‘I had an abortion because I was not ready to be a mother. It was my choice ….

I'm too small for the universe to revolve around me. It is a huge relief!.

I have a pathological fear of getting my picture taken..