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.

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.

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.

Nobody went out to pasture, and a lot of people are doing their best work. Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Sting are at the top of their game. I mean, Tony Bennett is the coolest guy I ever met! We have to figure out how to break out of this age ghetto.

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

The women's movement resurgence of standing up for so many things that were kind of sleepy there for a decade or so, there's been a reawakening and I think the consciousness movement in general is dovetailing with a lot of recovery and self-empowerment.

One of the things that I'm glad about, though, is that regular people can relate to me.