I still want to make a pop record. I want to make a more sonically current pop record. I maybe want to make people move a little bit more.

You have to spend a lot to make a lot. It's not like I'm sitting on top of a pile of money.

I wanted it to be like Amy Grant, but it didn't pan out that way. My label actually went bankrupt, and I was left without a home.

But of course I love my Japanese fans and the show must go on, no matter the daily aftershocks or husband kidnappings! It's not right but it's okay

I don't need the Prince Charming to have my own happy ending.

I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body.

With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them.