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I'm such an emotional and sensitive person, so it only makes sense that my songs are as well.

I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.

I operate with an emotional fearlessness, and I really feel music; I really feel songs.

I always want to bring emotion across in a straightforward way. I don't want to get histrionic when I'm singing. For me that's just not interesting; it goes too far down one road.

You know, I've sung a lot of emotional songs in my life, but when you're writing it yourself, it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.

I like to sing covers of songs that are at the extreme ends from what I usually listen to.

Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through.

The lyrics are always the last thing I do. I always have a recording of basic tracks and maybe some of the lead work. I'll sit back and listen to it, and I'll just concentrate on what kind of feeling it gives me. My goal writing the lyrics is to not disrupt that feeling.

All my songs are different, but from the overall experience, I want people to sense that they can overcome and move through difficult times and find strength in my music. Maybe it's a song that makes them cry and move through something else.