I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.

I just get really bored with sticking to the norm and having the proper conservative image. That's just so not me.

After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.

I'm not one that just throws music out there to keep it coming, and all that. I believe in the craft, and the time it takes to really nurture something and put a lot of effort into the details.

I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.