The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.

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

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.

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.

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.

I used the physical scar of my breast cancer operation, the scar that I have across my chest as a metaphor for all kinds of scars.

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