My career was about to change radically, in turning 50 I had hit the age where my Dad made a big career and his life started to unravel.

My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.

In my career I defined myself by my music, and the danger is that one defines oneself based on popularity. As you know, that goes up and down, and you can't judge how you feel about yourself based on what your sales is.

I am attracting a new audience now, one that is more open and more spiritually inclined.

I had to beat the bags, big time, I had to get out into the den and start screaming and move it through my body.

The Spirit speaks directly to our hearts through music. That's why music has always had such power to move people into positive action.

I couldn't be in a relationship and behave like somebody else or pretend I felt something I didn't feel. And that includes saying things I thought might jeopardize the relationship.