We have evolved to understand that language of power that's taken too much.

But where do we come up with this notion of a woman in which the less space you take up, the more you're worth?

The rest of the songs on the album [Mortal City ] have spare arrangements on them. Steve [Miller], really loved that. He'd just come off of a project with someone who basically had to mask the fact that there were no songs there with production. He said, "Oh, my God, you have real songs here!"

If you're lucky you find something that reflects you, Helps you feel your life, protects you, Cradles you and connects you to everything.

When we learn about ourselves, we can evolve.

I went to Canada and played in this tiny bar where the windows were steaming up and everybody was so animated and singing along right there at the foot of the stage, looking up, and I got my mojo back .

Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.