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

Our planet is a tiny atom in god's kingdom.

I'm accepting I'm not living that younger, dreamed version of myself in the big city.

Thank God I have music to vent my emotions. I'd be in a prison if I didn't.

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.

When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again