I love songs, and I love songwriting, and there's a standard of songwriting within Chicago blues in particular. I don't like the sad blues, necessarily; the Chicago blues is what I like, which is the kind of blues you can dance to.

I love the Holy Spirit. I can't stand to see it being disrespected. It's been there for me at times when I really needed it. Therefore, I have a duty to stand for it is how I feel.

At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

It's OK to assert yourself. Obviously, as a woman, I do experience the consequence of asserting yourself - you're not supposed to assert yourself.

What I like about being a musician is that I find the thing soothing, but I also give the soothing to other people.

Look at all our old men in pubs. Look at all our young people on drugs.

You must not try to be too pure, you must fly closer to the sea.