I Believe Above The Storm, The Smallest

We Live In An Epidemic Of Self-hatred. I See It Daily With People Coming At Me, And They Do It To Everybody, It's Not Just Me. The Hatred Is Really Stemming From Them Not Liking Themselves. When You Look At It That Way, I Feel So Much Empathy And Understanding For Those People.

I Signed My Deal When I Was 11, And The Success I Had, No One Could Explain That To An Adult, What's About To Happen To Them, Much Less A Kid. There's Not Many People Around Who've Experienced That.

Janis Joplin Is Definitely One Of My Biggest Influences. She Taught Me How To Feel Music, And I Don't Think There's Anyone Like Her That Could Bring Such Pain And Emotion To A Song.

I Am Incredibly Emotionally Aware And Connected With Other People. You Know, When You Come See Me Live, You Can See That Different Kind Of Connection And That Connection With What I'm Saying, And The Things I'm Singing About. So It Really Is About Just Keeping My Eyes Open.

I Think Singing Traditional Country Is Wonderful, Because I'm Bringing It To My Generation And To The Younger Kids.