There are ways to stimulate being prolific, and part of that is making pilgrimages, and being open to listening, changing up the routine.

My father was a preacher in Maryland and we had crab feasts - with corn on the cob, but no beer, being Methodist - outside on the church lawn.

There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.

I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off.

I'm a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.

Many people lock a part of themselves away. It's a bit sacred.

I have a rule that I don't read my press, but then somebody in the crew will be reading it and of course it's right there, so what do you think I do?