We believe we will raise the sky, we got to fly over the land, over the sea. Fate unwinds and if we die, souls arise. God, do not seize me please.

Sometimes you have to abandon your own children for other children.

When I was working on the lyrics, I thought of all the lullabies we learn as children: "Away in the Manger," William Blake's lullabies. I realized that the key to lullabies is simplicity.

I was so horny in school it felt like my body was filled with electricity. I felt like I had neon bones or something.

I didn't waste my time on things I didn't love.

I like photographing dresses in windows. I actually wore a lot of dresses in the '70s. I like them on other people now.

Steven [Sebring] just fell in with my family life. He helped me wash the dishes and play with the kids. I could tell that he was a person who understood families.