Most of the songs are, in a roundabout way, actually addressed to myself, there's a certain aspect of the songs that's very confessional, very unadulterated...It was a very unfettered, spiritual experience.

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.

I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.

the truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that

I hope that there is a very confused 14 year old girl out there who hears me speak or hears me sing and derives some sort of strength from that I heard that when I was 14 that's exactly what happened.

A brave action is often followed by grief. Do not let my resistance to grief stop the brave action.

It's exciting for people to define who they are in relation to what I write - whether it be by loving or hating it.