Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

It's very personal in California to live within hours, and sometimes just a few miles, of earthquake faults when nuclear plants were being built.

Maybe the idea of me is more powerful than I perceive myself being.

I have been really heartened by how much coverage there has been about inequality of pay across the board, between the entertainment industry and almost every industry worldwide. And just the problem of young women not getting an education, not being able to have an equal position in the cultures all around the world.

I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.

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.

I have a really full life, both within music and outside it.