I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

A woman is more than the sum of her parts.

Music shouldn't be a chore or feel like any kind of burden.

When I was 12, I wrote a list of things to do before I died. Own a Picasso was one of those things.

Being a mom, it feels like I did something so powerful and amazing. It's such a gigantic blessing, and a confirmation that the Creator exists. And all of that has made me feel sexier and stronger. I call it 'lava in my spine.'

I see myself being a great-grandmother at my great-grandson's graduation from a school that has my name on it.

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became.