I always felt like my future was at stake every time I stepped on stage and that was kind of hair-raising. At some point I just went, don't be frightened, you can't do anything wrong, it's your show.

I had a terrible manager once who described my career as 'spiraling downward.

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

In my opinion, the Republican Party is the last on the list to care about the needs of old people and children and poor people.

I'm easily destroyed and I operate on emotional levels.

I put out a recording of me singing mostly jazz because I wanted people to know I'm coming from a jazz background.

As a musician, I've accomplished what I hoped to accomplish.