I developed a loyal following. No one knew I was homeless.

I was really inspired while I was pregnant and I wrote a whole album for my baby. I wanted to write a kids album that didn't annoy parents. I used The Beatles 'Rocky Raccoon' as sort of a starting place for my writing.

Optimism is a choice. Cynicism isn't smarter - it's just safer.

What we believe as human nature in actuality is human habit.

Music has given me a career. But even if it doesn't become yours it teaches you confidence and allows you to express your creativity.

I was raised in a household where I read Nietzsche and Dostoyevsky and Kant, and I was never taught that my mind was feminine. I'm aware that my body is.

I enjoy hard work, I love setting goals and achieving them.