People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.

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

People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.

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.

Have faith in humankind a respect for what is earthly and an unfaltering belief in peace and understanding

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

I'm never sure if I'll ever write another song, what the song will be about and if what initially sparked the beginning of a song might complete it.