I'm all about showing people what I can really do in country music. Give me a mic and let me perform, and I'll prove it to you.
I want to play the Grand Ole Opry for sure. And I want to meet and play with people like Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill.
'I Think We're Alone Now' is one of the all-time great songs.
'I Think We're Alone Now' just makes people feel good. It became a teen anthem twice. How cool is that?
New Jersey was like home for me the first time I was there.
I think the biggest thing, for me, was just to be recognized as a songwriter.
I wanted to be known as a better musician more than anything.
I am a redhead and was a tomboy for many years.
If it's going to make you happy, go for it - life is short.
Let's face it Robert Plant is hot!
I love everything by Led Zeppelin.
For a lot of people, I will always be the mall girl, and that's OK. That was my start. But I can do so much more than that.
Obviously, I wore a lot of crazy things on stage. That's just how it goes.
I'm a real girl. I get it. I gain weight, I lose weight. My styles change.
I'm a live performer, through and through. That's when I really get to shine.
I didn't want to record 'I Think We're Alone Now,' because I thought it wouldn't show that I could actually sing.
It's annoying when people go, 'I didn't know you could actually sing.'
Because my early music was heavily produced, people assume my voice was also heavily produced.
I went to Nashville when I was 10. Tried to get a record deal. Everybody was like, 'You're 10. It's not gonna happen. Come back later.'
I hope my career will be long-term. It's not something I'm taking for granted, but we try to plan that way.
I want to take acting lessons first. But I'd love to find the right film, a 'Breakfast Club' kind of thing.
From the time I was 2, I told my mom I was going to be a singer. And she'd say, 'Sure, honey, and tomorrow you'll want to be a dancer.'
I write a lyric, but when I reread it, I think it's awful and either hide it or crumple it up.
I pinch myself daily.
At the end of the day, if you're still kickin', and you're still doin' what you love, and you still have a dream, that's all you need.
There was a lot of turmoil in my family.
I took being a mom very seriously.
When you become a mega-icon overnight, there's no way to keep that intensity continually going.
I've always wanted to be a singer, since as far back as I can remember.
My parents were divorced when I was 2, so I don't remember much about them being together.
