Well first of all, I'm a singer. I sing since I talk. So the great ballad singers, the people that sang with so much feeling, jazz, blues, all those singers, they were songs that I listened to, records that my mom played for me, and then later I bought.

We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.

I am trying to teach my children to feel a responsibility for their fellow human beings and a sense of connection with ... the world around them.

I wouldn't recommend working with your partner for everyone, because it's tough. There's got to be a really keen balance. You've got to know when to stop being the manager and become the husband. I can't go home and complain to my husband about my manager.

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

If you're trying to do what's popular now, you're way behind already. By the time you record it and do it and try to copy it, it's moved on.