The hard part was when I went into the studio with co-producer Eric Broucek, and he started slashing my demos. I always sweat that.

Negative feelings can either lead to sinking into oneself and disappearing, or they can make you angry and want to prove that you're worthy to be in the conversation.

When I moved to New York in my 20s, I didn't have an obnoxious ego, but it was huge! I'll thought, "I'll never die and I can do anything."

I love the feeling of nostalgia vying with the present. That can be from song to song, or within the same song.

I was working as a cocktail waitress in a heavy metal bar. Then, my manager said I should try some acting, which led to an audition Satisfaction, where I played a musician in an all-girl band. That movie is where I met my future ex-husband Jody Porter.

I went through a furnace and came out knowing who I am.

The hard part was when I went into the studio with co-producer Eric Broucek, and he started slashing my demos. I always sweat that.