I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else.

My music is about a joyful experience. I've learned that if you can affect other people, you should.

You always have to remember - no matter what you're told - that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway.

I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else.

I absolutely refuse to reveal my age. What am I - a car?

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create.

I come from a line of great Sicilian women, and their mentality is to endure and push through to the other side.

God has more important things to worry about than who I sleep with.

My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone.