I've worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance.

Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.

I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.

Every record turns into whatever the listener gets out of it.

It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.

When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.

One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to your childhood. I feel like music is able to do that, and it happens to me all the time.