I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

I fingerpick a lot because I can get more of a range of feeling from the guitar than I can when I bash away with a pick.

I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character.

You have to defend your honor. And your family.

So you eat, you sleep, and then this wonderful child comes out, but you don't feel like you have any control over that process, over her, over her character and who she is.

I still consider myself a feminist.

That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.