Chely Wright

I felt like a sinful person when I dated men and allowed them to feel for me in a way I knew I could never naturally feel for them. That felt wrong and a lie.

I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.

I think I'm no different from any artist in music. At least once, you want to see your name up on the top.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.