Growing up, I didn't have a lot of role models - Bonnie Raitt, Lita Ford, Jennifer Batten.

I aim to inspire a bunch of female guitar players to get out there and take it seriously and never give up.

There's a lot of players I look up to, and I hope that I can be a role model to young female guitar players. Hopefully they can believe in themselves more.

There aren't too many female guitar players.

Success demands sacrifices. I believe it's a small price to pay for the adulation and love one receives.

Clearly define what success means for you. Set short-term and quarterly career goals with your manager that will help lead you to your long term goals.

If I keep God first in my life, if I keep my family and friends as second, and then I keep my occupation third, that's when I've found success.

Art is a critical component in a well-rounded education. Art is the level playing field - no matter how rich or poor, tall or short, pretty or ugly to the bone, if you can draw, you can find personal fulfillment and build self-confidence. Art is the highest achievement of mankind.