I’ve been really blessed to have a lot of romance in my life. It’s like my last luxury.

With some of the bad things that come with love, there's also a lot of good. For example that connection... which I struggle to have with most people.

I feel a strong relationship with God and I feel my ties are with him. That's how I honestly feel.

I think that plain old intellectualism [can be] a more powerful force than the idea of the femme fatale.

I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a record label that had no other acts and I signed to them. We sent my demo out to five people and David Kahne got back to me that day, and said I think you're amazing I want to start with you tomorrow. He was like my Harvard reach school, I couldn't believe it. I was really excited. It was the first time anyone of any importance said I was good and I ran with that validation for a long time.

I was never successful in a noteworthy way, no one wrote about me, and I didn't have recognition. I've met a lot of musicians along the way who thought I was good, and they knew that was important to me. Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.

Sold my soul long ago, nothing left to choose. I will follow Satan. Dancing in the dark.