I've always felt writing a song was a bit like going on location. That's true in an almost literal sense. Where you are seeps in somehow.

She said she was working for the ABC news, it was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use.

Well, T Bone's had a remarkable career as a producer since the time that we first worked together. He was dividing his time between recording and producing when we first met, and touring. We toured together and we were great friends.

There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder.

If I am frightened then I can hide it If I am crying, I'll call it laughter If I am haunted, I'll call it my imaginary friend If I am bleeding I'll call it wine But if you leave me then I am broken And if I'm broken then only death remains

The Internet is overrated. It's much smaller an innovation than people think it is. I don't think it's changed the way anybody makes music.

Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that.