Love will wash you clean in the nights disgrace.

My family in general - they're troubled or poorer people.

I was raised by a strong mother and I never felt like I had to be a role, you know, I was just me, who I am.

Singing other people's material was perceived, I think, as a weakness of my persona. The effect, though, was to make me dig my heels in and try even harder to combine the two.

It's OK to not be political unless your country is falling apart.

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

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