The generation I grew up in was the beginning of "stand up for yourself," whether being a singer-songwriter or a feminist. In my college years, the feminist movement was really coming to fore, so we wouldn't have put up with guys treating us less than equal.

I'm not that beautiful, and I don't want to be a pop star.

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.

Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.

I just want to be as good a person as I can be.

I don't want to sound like a self-help book, but it really has been transformative for me to take a look at my relationships in a new way and see my part in them. Everybody's going through that.

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.