And New Year's Eve is very, very important to me.

I don't really memorize every little thing I have to do because then I start to think about it too much! I like to keep it in the here and now and not what's coming up.

I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it...Something that's written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

Morality should have to do with killing people or hurting them or stealing from them, but when it comes to adult choices, I don't see it.

But, you know, the issues of humanity and what is fair treatment and good treatment of a fellow human being should not really be based on a personal sense of right and wrong or judgment.

But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do.

For me, performance is about forgetting what I'm wearing. Just putting it on and knowing it's right.