I don't want someone to squeeze me, that might take away my life. Just want someone to hold me, and we'll rock through the night.

Consume more than you need This is the dream Make you pauper Or make you queen I won't die lonely I'll have it all prearranged A grave that's deep and wide enough For me and all my mountains o'things

Words don't come easily, like forgive me.

Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse.

I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them.