It wasn't supposed to work - being a new artist, a female artist, an artist on an independent. That's what made it so much sweeter when we hit No. 1.
I wanted to be a vet. I really thought that's what I wanted to do.
Sometimes, if I really just need to unwind and kind of watch something that isn't gonna stress me out or have drama in it, I watch 'Spongebob.'
My favorite songwriting trick is writing something like 'XO.' In my brain, I thought, 'This is probably going to be a love song. How can I change that and find ways to twist that.' As a songwriter, it's your job for the song to take twists and turns that people don't expect.
Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.
I wouldn't be an artist if I didn't have Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Taylor Swift to look up to.