It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.

We're in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into people's musical taste.

When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society.

If you knew how meat was made, youd probably lose your lunch.

Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.

I like the music. I don't like the business. I get very tired of the travel and moving, constantly moving. But the hour-and-a-half that I'm making music, I'm one of the happiest people on earth.

I never get tired of exploring Americana or country music, and I always have a little bit of a crooner in me that never seems to go away.