I'd been in a vicious cycle and circle of people and couldn't see my way out. So I picked myself up one day about 15 years ago and moved where I didn't know anyone.

I'm a woman and I'm a backbone...everybody needs one.

I've been collaborating with Ira Schickman on some songs, and there will be many other, great musicians involved.

If we could just see how related we all are, how we're really all in the same place.

Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more.

I'd like to work on putting art programs back in schools.

There are a lot of people I would have liked to have collaborated with, and would still like to.