The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

It's a lot harder to be clear-headed, but the good stuff is when you start realizing who's really you.

I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids.

It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.

I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living.

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

With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist.