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It's Not Just Songs And Glamour. It's Sweat, Blood, Broken Toes, And Mistakes... It's Life.

When Someone Comes Up To Me And Says, 'mary, You Helped Save My Marriage', Or, 'mary, You Helped Me Get Out Of This Abusive Relationship', I'm In It, Really In Their Lives. And I'm So Passionate About My Feelings, But Also About Showing People The Way Through Theirs.

Music Makes Us Want To Live. You Don't Know How Many Times People Have Told Me That They'd Been Down And Depressed And Just Wanted To Die. But Then A Special Song Caught Their Ear And That Helped Give Them Renewed Strength. That's The Power Music Has.

The Important Thing Is To Realize That No Matter What People's Opinions May Be, They're Only Just That - People's Opinions. You Have To Believe In Your Heart What You Know To Be True About Yourself. And Let That Be That.

There's So Many Things That Life Is, And No Matter How Many Breakthroughs, Trials Will Exist And We're Going To Get Through It. Just Be Strong.