I was not that pretty a girl and I was never pursued as a teenager or young woman, so I was used to having no shame and trying to get people to love me.

I've always had a tendency to push the envelope as far as it can go without hurting someone's feelings.

I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians.

I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it.

I've spent the first part of my life in the shadow of my family. I'm not going to live in the shadow of my husband.

I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my four hours today.'