I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger.

Sometimes you are forced to defend your beliefs. Sometimes you are forced to look at relationships that aren't positive anymore. There are times when I have had to make peace with the fact that I am at war. And sometimes you have to fight those who do not want love to conquer all.

The only way out is to go so far in.

Even if everything else is downplayed, I'll wear good shoes.

I gave up trying to please others and started playing for myself, and because I love music, things naturally happened then. Funny how that works.

My brother was a fantastic cheerleader for my development as a musician. He was almost 10 years older than me and would really push me to develop as a songwriter.

I think there's a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer.