The smell of roses, my children's bright eyes and smiles, laughing with my husband, walking on the beach, using my hands to do crafts or play guitar, brainstorming, and drinking coffee, really good coffee.

The shows are so different from each other, depending on whether I play with my band, Nine Stories, other musicians, an orchestra, only one or two members of my band.

If you haven't noticed so far, I think sleep is really important.

I learn so much from writing with other musicians, asking questions about their playing style and gear, and hanging out, too.

My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14.

I love when people in culture show up on fictional TV shows. I don't mind at all being a name from the '90s.

Yeah, well, food is always a part of everything.