I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.

Generally my feeling is that I think women are just in a universal way coming out, coming to their own more. And they have more opportunity, and basically we're equal.

The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs.

Well, Winnepeg has everything to do with my music in the sense it was where I was born and raised, cultured and all that sort of thing. A lot of my experiences come from Winnepeg.

To be honest, I'm not as goal oriented and ambitious as I once was.

I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.

Maybe in past years, perhaps women didn't feel quite as comfortable with revealing themselves, and their skills and their crafts... and now we are, so we're out there, just like the guys.