I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.

When I write songs, when I sing songs, I don't have anybody in mind. I'm just trying to express what I think people are feeling.

I think I drift toward sad love songs.

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

I think that I write about stuff that others don't write about. I don't have a bunch of love songs cuz I don't really have much boy experience. I just write about what I am actually going through in my real life.

I just let the songs tell me what to do - they are my guides, and they are the boss. So I am subservient to the songs, and I let them tell me what to do. I don't judge them; I just write whatever comes to me.