More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

Giving never happens by accident. It's always intentional.

I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels.

You have to treat people gently because we're all in a process. What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there.

I can look back at different times in my life when I felt I could not find my way out of whatever it was. I'm not necessarily talking about marriage, but I wanted to pack it in. I wanted to disappear. A lot of that has to do with being in the public eye.

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.