I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeutic release. Also I love my touring family. And I love my audiences very much.

I am searching for the truth. Somewhere, it's in the music.

I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.

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

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.

And she is your holy Mary. And I am so ordinary.

But looking back, the fact was that I had a couple of big hits too quickly and it was simply too much for an introvert like me to handle.