I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera.

I don’t really have a relationship with the guitar; it’s like my slutty lover, whereas I’m married to the piano

I was in the forest jumping around daffodils while everyone was high on heroin.

I think my mother, more than anyone, knew the importance of inspiration. If it was occurring, you had to use it.

What I love about my daughter is that she is going to definitely allow me and force me to change my life and slow down and make it more about the real things in the world.

My dad and I have always been somewhat competitive.

I'm very much a romantic. I'm highly attuned to an older sensibility, which I believe is alive and well. We're not that far ahead of the Romantic Age in society.