It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.

It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories.

Well, a lot of successes come by mistake.

You are only as big as your experiences.

I sang in choir as a kid.

When I'm not completely loaded, it's a much more vulnerable place. I can feel the music, I can feel the energy and I really have to put it out there. When I was loaded, I was just oblivious.