I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is the price of being alive.

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!

When you have a belief, then you make your views known.

I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are medically treatable.

I am glad so many women singers are being heard in music today. It is healthy for music . . . healthy because it means a lot of men are listening!