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When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.

Between the record companies being the way they are and the fact that people can just download one song instead of buying a whole album, it's hard to make a good living nowadays.

I think this industry can be tough on everyone. You have to surround yourself with supportive people and know when to put your foot down and do what's best for you and your family. The first few years in the music industry can be a steep learning curve, and I've definitely developed a thicker skin!

Stop doing what the record companies are doing and do what's in your heart.

A lot of people thought my career was over. If you're not releasing records, then something must be wrong. Either the record company doesn't like your music, or you've been dropped. It has to something negative. It's not like you wanted to take a break, or want some balance, or smell the roses.

It's not like it used to be where everybody has a record company to belong to.

It's always push and pull with a record company.

The record industry is a world within itself.

The pressure is all self-imposed, and it's to live up to the expectations of people who are going to shell out their hard-earned cash to listen to the music. It's actually more than that, though. I wouldn't want to make a record that didn't live up to my expectations.

I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.