Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it.

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

I find myself a fascinating subject.

I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.

To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.

At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk.

Songwriting is like going to church. I'm connecting to something, and it's rewarding in really important ways. I don't need to share it with anyone to feel good about it.