Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.

Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men.

For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.

The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground

I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively

The river was always there inside of me, but I was very shy. I could see that this was my path. I felt destiny in my own music.

But at the age of 44, I sure hope to be a better businesswoman. I want to get the music straight to my fans.