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 was kind of a misfit, and when my mother died, I had to become an adult, something that I never thought I would ever be.

You have to be willing to give a lot to be in a relationship with me because a lot of the time it's about me.

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.'

I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's useful not to dump on people while simultaneously expressing a truth or a feeling if it's necessary, without diluting the intensity of the lyric.

Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.

I play in bars all the time in the States, so I'm kind of used to it. I've just got off the road with the family in Australia, and I enjoyed it but it feels really good to be getting back to doing this stuff.