Yearwood, 60, who is married to country star Garth Brooks, admitted that she was told at age 19 she had no talent as a songwriter.

Trisha Yearwood was halfway through a new song at The Bluebird Cafe last February when she realized she was onto something special. As she ripped into the chorus of "Little Lady," an anthem of independence pulled from a real-life encounter she had in a grocery store parking lot,

The Grammy-winning artist created some of the most personal songs of her career on her new album, out July 18.