Being able to hear an opinion. And then how to apply that opinion is something I am learning and working with every day. What can be tricky is how to differentiate a good suggestion that you should apply to your work [from] someone's personal taste at their opinionated best.

When I am able to be present, listening - really listening - to a viewpoint described through someone else's lens, I am here in the now and alive.

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

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.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

Over the last few hours I've allowed myself to feel defeated, and just like she said if you allow yourself to feel the way you really feel, maybe you won't be afraid of that feeling anymore.

You don't leave people who can't defend themselves.