Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.

I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.

You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.

It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.