It's Wonderful To Have Money.

Reba Mcentire Came Through Town When I Lived In Texas. She Had This Amazing Theatrical Show With, Like, 13 Different Wardrobe Changes. I Was Eight And I Was Like, Wow, I Wanna Do That!

I Went Through That Stage Every Teenager Goes Through: Who Am I? What Am I? Where Do I Fit In? In My Case I Had To Deal With Newspapers Saying I Looked Fat Or Tired Or My Hair Was A Mess. People Always Criticize: They Either Love You, Or They Don't. But You Have To Block That Out And Concentrate On The Work. And I Feel I Am Doing Good Work, And I'm Finally Getting To See Who I Really Am.

I Was 5 When I Won My First Song And Dance Competition, And My Parents Asked Me If That Is What I Wanted To Do, And I Said, "yeah." At 5, How Can You Know That? On Some Level, I Knew That Was My Gift.

I Think I'm Realizing I've Always Been Able To Move People, Just Getting People To Talk.

We Definitely Set Out To Make A Great 'radio' Record. We Set Out To Write Great Hooky Choruses-but With Verses That Said Something.