After you make a fool of yourself a few hundred times, you learn what works.
I don’t mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song.
As a famous person you think how you’re gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.
At a certain point I’m going to want to have a family.
My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.
Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I’ve ever done – by far.
I try not to be but I’m super-neurotic about diet. I’m neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! I’m like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I’m super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.
A miracle… my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it’s hard, everyone knows it’s hard.
Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless – two different worlds.
The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.
I remember when I was in school, they would ask, ‘What are you going to be when you grow up?’ and then you’d have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.