I really, really love Hilary Clinton. I think she's very cool. She's out there and she's involved.

Madonnas got one big choice. Take a couple of years off and become a human being.

I like the energy of live performance.

How far can we go? How much can we absorb and still have some peace of mind?

I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.

... coming to a place like Nashville, which is just music music music, it's always been such an influence on me. And there are so many interesting songwriters out there, and it's such a crazy business and so many people are trying to do it, and it's all right there in Nashville.

I don't want someone coming in and passing judgment on my life.