Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.

I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee.

We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.

You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new.

The advancements that women have made are very threatening to men in the job place. There haven't been that many women in politics. If you look at the conventions, it's kind of pathetic how many men are the heads of companies. On the other hand, I'm not sure what the reality should be.

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person; you never said anything mean about anybody.