I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me.

I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs.

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

I hope and believe we are paving a better future for female artists to come

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

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.

I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.