I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced....

Men scream and go crazy in the gym. I’m a silent workout partner, but when my adrenaline gets up, I talk trash.

Right now I’m reading every fashion magazine I can find. As a shoe designer, I feel it’s my responsibility to learn as much as I can about the business, past and present.

I have to wear two sports bras when I do my cardio. It takes a lot to hold these puppies up!

As far as female vocalists, I love Heart, Joan Jett, Courtney Love, Laura Branigan, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand – or going back to when I was a child, Aileen Quinn, the original Annie.