I’m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.

The music that I make is pretty sincere; it's from my heart and I love it, and what just happened is more people have started to connect with my heart, and I haven't followed some kind of marketing scheme.

Up-and-coming musicians can easily reach out and find a loving teacher, and that's definitely what happened to me.

The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.

You can grow up with literally nothing and you don’t suffer if you know you’re loved and valued.

People are more used to seeing men who are masters at an instrument than women. When people say, 'Oh, she plays like a dude,' it's usually dudes who are the ones saying it. They're saying, 'Oh, she's as good as us.' Of course, that's a stupid statement. It's totally stereotypical to say, 'We have an advantage on this, and if anyone else can do it well, it's only because they're like us.' I think more men are starting to learn that this attitude is totally hollow and based in imagination. As more women are involved in music, this kind of thing gets said less and less.

I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.