All around us, people were cool. By association, so were we.

I got into songwriting because I'm not very good at communicating sometimes, just my true words, so music was always my way of expressing myself and being able to put things into lyrics that I couldn't say necessarily in my everyday life.

I grew up around a lot of boys - all my friends on my street were boys, so I was the only girl for a while hanging out with them. I have a little bit of a tomboy aspect; I love to be comfortable. But, I do have a sexy girly side as well - I just love sportswear.

Do you need sex advice? Here's a tip. Sometimes a lady likes to leave her blazer on.

Did you really think I wouldn't recognize my college futon, with its trademark absence of sex stains?

I'm 37, please don't make me go to Brooklyn.

I have many, many voices. I talk to my dogs like in the strangest voices you can imagine.