I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.

I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.

I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.

I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice.

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.