If it all just happened overnight, you would never learn to believe in what you cannot see.

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

There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.

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.

The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music.

To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it or get a great idea and you want to write it.

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.