My mother used to play nothing but Billie Holiday.

Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang.

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening.

Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about. I don't.

I figured I could do "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World" because I believe it's the truth.

I'm not starry eyed, and I'm not money crazy.

When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life.