I grew up in the middle of everything. I walked the streets alone, I rode the trains alone, I came home at three in the morning alone; that was what I did.

I've always been very private, maybe because I discovered my mother, who is a wonderful lady, is very emotional.

I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.

I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.

You can be very fulfilled as a mother, but that can't be the only way you are fulfilled. What about being a woman? What about being yourself? Your awareness of what's happening in the world? It lives altogether in a way that makes a whole. I guess I'd say I'm the wholest I've ever been.

I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way.

Only joy comes from song.