"I'm still nervous," said a smiling Sheryl Crow, fresh off a tremendously received GRAMMY performance of "The Difficult Kind" and a win in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category for her track "There Goes The Neighborhood."

"I've been nervous all day. I could barely read the TelePrompter."

As a seven-time GRAMMY winner, has the award become old hat to the acclaimed singer-songwriter? "Never," she said emphatically. "Bring 'em on." Crow said she was particularly hopeful that her award would steer fans back to a recording they may have missed, her Live In Central Park album. "This has been really nice because all three of my nominations were for my live record, which I had a great time doing, but a lot of people didn't even know it was out. Maybe this will shed a little light on it."

Commenting on the Eminem controversy and the effect it might have had on the GRAMMY show, Crow remarked, "It's just news. People hone in on the controversy in a story no matter what, whether it's Jennifer Lopez's dress or Eminem's foul lyrics. I just hope people who are into the music just dial into that aspect and enjoy it, and as a performer you always hope that a show like this will turn a few more people on to your work."

She referred to the controversial rapper's tremendous commercial success in humorously describing her own next album: "It's going to have a lot of anger, a lot of gay-bashing, and a lot of violence against women. I think it's going to be huge."

Crow chuckled when asked about any aspirations as an actress, and joked that she had been unfairly neglected at another awards show. "I made my acting debut in a film called The Minus Man, and it was also my farewell performance. I feel I was sorely overlooked at Oscar time."