It's incredible to see labor unions and environmentalists getting together to stop the corporate mentality that destroys both jobs and the environment.

'I Will Not Be Broken' has really become very healing for me. Any time you go through a cataclysmic event... it's going to inform the richness that you sing from... The experiences of life make all your emotions, I think, deeper.

I made my first album, and I guess it wasn't a fluke, because now I'm on my 16th.

I didn't have to be a pop singer with a certain look. When I started, there was really a revolution in natural artists with blues and folk artists crossing over; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get started.

I'm one of those people who just doesn't plan my personal life. I plan my professional life.

I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing.

Really important issues are getting lost, so I can say I'm glad to be a citizen of the planet and do my part.