I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it.

Everybody needs a helping hand, take a look at your fellow man.

I think the first time you try anything in a public way, you feel really exposed.

I had the great advantage of a mother who used to tell me the most beautiful years of a woman's life are ages 35 to 45.

To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and at times it's big and at times it's small, but that's beyond my control.

I think a woman can have all of the ideas and mental pictures. She can be a real planner and a motivator. But in the end, I think a woman does best when she responds to a man.

I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music.