I never thought getting older would be so great. But when it comes to depression, I have experienced less the older I've gotten.

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

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.

The world my children are growing up in is so much more sophisticated and exposed - emotionally, intellectually, sexually.

The great thing about a song is that no one has to know your story. But if you tell it in a way that has clarity and means something to somebody else, then it can apply to their story.

Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real.

Life is a process, and you just take it a day at a time, and you can't live in tomorrow, and you can't reach back and be in yesterday. No matter how much you want to, you just have what's right there in front of you.