People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.

There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.

I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols.

Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about.

I think having a child can really change you if you're open to it.