God as "he," as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America - "he, he, he." Every time I hear that, it's like another blow against females. It's very radical talk at this point for females to say this kind of stuff, but nationwide, I still hear females referring to God as "he."

I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.

Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.

I don't necessarily buy any key to the future of happiness, but I need a little place in the sun sometimes or I think I will die.

Along the way, I've had different advice from different music producers. I've been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice are appealing and there's harshness to the loud part of my voice.

Studios are designed to pull out all of that beautiful ambience you get from singing in a room, and then the engineer puts it back in digitally or through whatever machinery you've got.

Everyone is tortured. Do you know anyone who isn't?