It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.

It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation.

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years and have done some theater and film.

I'm a songwriter first...In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious...Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive...There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.

Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely, nothing else to do but close my mind. I sure hope the road don't come to own me, there's so many dreams I've yet to find. But you're so far away.