If you sing honestly and sincerely to kids, they will respond with all their hearts.

I have complete artistic control, and I just do my best album every time and trust it to fate.

I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself.

Somebody called me a 'bruised romantic' once, and I like that.

If you sing honestly and sincerely to kids, they will respond with all their hearts.

Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through.

I worry about kids and all they are exposed to. Kids get so bombarded with hard, commercial sounds. They don't even have a chance to develop the softer part of themselves without fear of being ridiculed.