When I was in seventh grade, I totally had a crush on a guy who was older than me, and he listened to alternative music. So he was into Days of the New and stuff like that, and more poppy stuff, too, like Matchbox Twenty.
When I’m with my parents, that’s the place I can unplug. That’s the place I can shut down and not worry about work or what’s going on. I go home and hang out with them. I sleep more there than any place else ever.
I eat things I shouldn’t eat all the time. I have to work out so I can enjoy myself! I like to run, and I’ll do body weight stuff: push-ups, squats, lunges, pull-ups.
I’m extremely happy, but I don’t do love songs for the most part. It feels weird; that’s such a personal thing to me. I’d rather live that in my real life and play a different character outside of that.
I love making music and all that, but at the end of the day I don’t think that’s what people are going to remember about a person.
I have to stay hydrated so I don’t pass out onstage!
I’m not the person in person that I am on stage.
Animals were my pets, and the thought of eating my pets freaked me out.
Brad Paisley has always been really great to me, and that’s no secret.
Growing up, I played softball and I was a cheerleader.
I do not like people touching my underwear. That’s just weird! I travel with a washer and dryer, and I like cooking on the bus, too.
I feel like I am a celebrity for no reason, like people are resentful I didn’t have to play bars for 10 years to get a record deal.
I grew up in church, and I have a wonderful family that always supported that.
I love having my hair and makeup done for red carpets, but to have that done every day would be exhausting.
I love Kashi. I eat cereal like a little kid. I carry it in my purse.
I try to stay away from carb-y things at dinner.
We see new male artists have their first single reach No. 1 on the charts, but it generally takes a female a lot longer to build momentum.
Writing down everything I eat makes such a difference, because you never realize how much you’re consuming unless you read it later in the day.
I like to dance around the house when I’m getting ready. It gets my day going.
I’d sleep in a little, work out, do laundry, run errands, buy presents for people with birthdays coming up. I like it when I don’t have to be anywhere, and anything I do is my choice.