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Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way I earn my living is as a performing artist.

I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.

I've made money, and I've been ripped off. I've had creative freedom, and I've been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will.

A lot of people considered my career as an artist largely over. Two albums got shelved. But I've made music since I was a little kid, and for the majority of that time, I wasn't paid for it. So I will always be making it.

I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and now I have a record.' That's such a drag. The music that comes out of it is so poor.

Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride.

My aspirations aren't to sell millions of records, but to write really good songs.

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I put just as much conviction into that as I do into my acting.

Once I started performing I knew that's what I wanted to do with my life. But you have to work really hard to be a performer.

I'm not looking for career attention, for more success, more money. I'm just singing songs I chose because I love them.