At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

You can't just try to be a performer. It's in your DNA. I really believe that it's either what you are or it's not at all.

There are so few women in general who aren't completely threatened and confused by other women's success. It's very disappointing.

Barbara Bush has her finger on the pulse of America. Im so glad shes back and more compassionate than ever, ... Thats right, of course people just sat around New Orleans, boring, uninspired, soulless New Orleans, and dreamed of someday relocating to the Astrodome. Oh, dear Lord, if only I could leave my unhappy existence and head on up to wonderful Houston and live with my friends side by side in a spacious football stadium, my life would be so much richer and complete.

I'm somebody who can absorb a lot.

I was really going through a transition in my life. I was tired of feeling victimized by my career.

When people pay to see you live, they connect with you on a much deeper level than people who just buy your records.