The best antidote for loneliness, hopelessness, and fear is vulnerability: sharing your secrets and talking about what shames you, what you fear.

For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.

Writing with privacy is paramount. You must feel free to admit to yourself your deepest, darkest secrets and true feelings.

I love touring - I don't do it as often as I should.

It's important to cultivate a tolerance and patience with uncomfortable feelings. It's best to feel them.

My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.

Sharing lets us feel less isolated and puts us on a path of being connected. At the end of the day, that's what we all want.