Trisha Yearwood

I get satisfaction out of making a meal for people that I love and having them enjoy it. But there's not really anything in my life that I do that's just for me that feeds my soul like music does.

Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it's definitely music.

I love potatoes - they're my favorite food.

My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

You sign your life away, basically, when you sign a record deal, and if you have a platinum album, then you go back in and renegotiate.

When we got married - almost 10 years ago now - we made a commitment to really be together, which means we hardly ever spend a night apart. And being madly in love is important, but I think it's equally important to be in deep like! I like this guy... we talk about everything, and we laugh a lot. Life is good!

Sometimes, life just gets in the way, and you have to forgive yourself for putting on a few pounds.

I was raised Southern, where every meal had meat on table, but I don't eat that way in life. I've been experimenting with a lot of vegetarian and vegan food.

I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.

I was very dramatic - very, like, 'It's never going to happen. My life is over at 16 because I'm not already famous. I'm not going to get my record deal. I'm not going to be able to sing for a living.'

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.

I've been blessed to live a lot of dreams.