People Like Shakira Shouldnt Have Record Contracts.

I Started Singing In Church And I Was Probably Around Seven And I Started Singing Anywhere That I Could. I Used To Sing At My School. I Was In Musicals And Then It Kind Of Got To A Point Where I Started To - Wanted To Do My Own Songs.

I Sit Down With A Guitar Player And If There's A Situation I Feel Strongly About, Or A Guy That I've Been Thinking About Or If I'm Mad At A Guy, It Comes Out.

Influences Come From Everywhere. I Don't Really Feel Like I Had Too Many Influences For The First Record Because I Grew Up Listening To Music In Church, And That Was Pretty Much It. I Didn't Really Grow Up Listening To Ac/dc And All Those Bands.

I'm Very Expressive. Expressing My Emotions And Experiences Through Music Has Always Been An Important Outlet For Me. Many Of My Songs Are Influenced By Personal Events And Experiences That I Have Gone Through.

Everybody Hurts Some Days. It's Okay To Be Afraid. Everybody Hurts, Everybody Screams. Everybody Feels This Way.