I go to the river from time to time to ponder over the crazy days in my life. Watch the river flow, ease my mind and soul where I go.

My mother was a single working mother; she started having children very young. There was a tension inside her about who she wanted to be and what she wanted to do and how she couldn’t achieve the things she wanted to.

There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our Americanism: the ability to dissent without fear. It is our right to utter the words, 'I disagree.' We must feel at liberty to speak those words to our neighbors, our clergy, our educators, our news media, our lawmakers and, above all, to the one among us we elect - President.

I don't enjoy the work that I do. It's just that it's not self-sustaining anymore. The way that I like to make records - they're expensive records to make and just can't afford to do it anymore.

I've never sold my publishing. I have 100% control of all of my publishing and that includes everything, every use of my songs.

Have I been wrong? Have I been wise to shut my eyes?

I think I have a really diverse audience. I've had people from all sorts of sexual persuasions.