We can live in fear or act out of hope.

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

'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.

Some people are caricatures of themselves, and some people keep people coming back and keep themselves growing. Otherwise, the fans would get bored.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

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

In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age.