When you write a great song, it just blows you away. When you write a song that connects with people around the world - I mean like it actually transcends language barriers - you see how it can affect people, and it's quite a tall order to follow up on.

When I think of a legacy, I think of the legacy of being a mom.

After you make a fool of yourself a few hundred times, you learn what works.

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.

Everything works out how it should.

I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.

Music has this emotional thing to it, and it touches people in crazy ways. The power of having that power is something that, once you have it, you don't want it to ever end.