Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

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

I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.

When I started out playing guitar and singing, I was about twelve, going on thirteen. The role models for me back then were the folk singers. They all had these high, really nice voices and ranges, like Judy Collins and Joan Baez, and then later, of course, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt. I decided early on that I was going to learn how to write songs really, really well, because I didn't want to have to compete as a singer. I didn't feel that it was my strong point.

I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.

I think in the world of rock music or whatever it's called - anything outside of Nashville - there's a lot more freedom within that industry to do whatever you want to do.