I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need by the time you're 12 years old to do interesting writing for most of the rest of your life - certainly by the time you're 18.

I studied other singers, so I would learn how to phrase, and learn how to breathe. And the main thing was, I learned how to inhabit my song.

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need by the time you're 12 years old to do interesting writing for most of the rest of your life - certainly by the time you're 18.

I never start with a political point of view. I believe that your politics are emotionally and psychologically determined by your early experiences.

When you have three teenagers, it gives a whole new meaning to "homeland security."

I never knew anybody who was unhappy with their job and was happy with their life. It's your sense of purpose. Now, some people can find it elsewhere. Some people can work a job and find it some place else.

If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it.