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.

To dance is human, to polka is divine.

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.

"Spirituality comes from questioning everything but at the same time accepting everything. You can even be spiritual watching TV. When the ad comes on and says, "Don't hate me because I am beautiful," question that."

I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.

As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.