I knew that I wanted to be a singer/songwriter when I was much younger and, um, I've been able to, you know, to realize that dream and I'm very pleased with that...I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry...Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion-very powerful emotions.

There was a time when I looked to other people for recognition, because I didn't have enough confidence to trust my own judgment. Now I'm not looking for reassurance, because I realize how fickle people are. My own strength is the best I can have.

Music is a great vehicle for communications, and I have a certain platform. I have an opportunity and I have to take it.

I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage.

Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now.

The momentum of time is always going forward. You cannot repeat what has been done before. You can't go back.

I think the whole experience of being a human being on the planet is such a mystery, to be honest. Trying to figure out one's purpose and [asking] "What is it all about?"