I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live. I call them part of the joy of living, and they are there for all of us.

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down.

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

Suffering is the price of being alive, and it is music and singing and art that has helped me live through some of the most difficult things that have happened to me.

I am glad so many women singers are being heard in music today. It is healthy for music . . . healthy because it means a lot of men are listening!