I can't' really sing a song unless I really connect with the lyrics.

I never really felt like I belonged in California.

I think that it is real important for someone to be really honest and open emotionally. I'm really an emotional person. If I'm that way and the guy isn't that way I just really feel like a jerk.

Jazz is my comfort music, like comfort food.

Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man, and that means you're a real writer.

In life, there is always that special person who shapes who you are, who helps to determine the person you become.

From my experience, forgiving is the only way to survive.