I think it's important for people to realize that we were all young, all naive, and also we had lived in a time that had magic.

It's no secret - I love detective fiction. One of the reasons I love being in London is because I like to watch all the shows on TV. I watch them all.

I think it's good for people to see the positive beauty that can flower from the deepest grieving.

I can't judge how another person does their [music] work. Everyone has a choice and the music industry is much more open that it was when I was younger. Certain things are gone, others have developed, but everyone makes their choices. Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public. I don't feel it's my place to judge. I just look at things as a fan, I like or or I don't like it.

I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.

I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God.

I don't know why, the very first word on my very first record is 'Jesus.' I still invoke him as an entity to reckon with.