When I play live, it's a conversation that we're all having with the song, and the audience... their response and relationship with the songs is as valid as my relationship with the songs.

A guitarist or a drummer can get a cold and still play; I get a cold and sound like a wet mitten trying to sing you a love song. Charming.

My favorite saying is, 'If it's too loud, turn it up.'

There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.

My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.

When we get in a routine we can become zombie-like and shut down.

There is an energy that you carry when you're nurturing another life where you're protecting first - and once you know that cub is out of the way of the hunter's gun, you can be a little more daring.