Music is my personal addiction. So much of everything I've done has only been to open more doors for the music itself. It all gets back to the fact that I am, first of all, a songwriter and a singer.

I think my life actually changed at 40. That's when you realize you can't ride the fence anymore. You either have to get on one side or the other. I think some of my best years were between 40 and 50: I got my priorities straight and life is good to me now. It's only other people who say, "God, she's 50 years old!" as if I'm over the hill. I feel like I just started.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.

Everything is nothing when you got no one.

I think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.

I've been to those places where it's 'poor, pitiful me.'