Occupation: Singer-Songwriter Birth: November 2, 1961
Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being con….
"Spirituality comes from questioning everything but at the same time accepting everything. You can even be spiritual watching TV. When the ad comes o….
I'm proud that I was one of the first ones out, singing loud and proud..
Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go..
I think that the older I get and the more comfortable I get with myself, the more I realize that art is about relinquishing control of your emotions ….
I just try to live a really simple, natural life, because obviously, life has an impact on your voice..
To dance is human, to polka is divine..
The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what's happening up there..
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself..
Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when y….
I grew up in cattle country-that's why I became a vegetarian. Meat stinks, for the animals, the environment, and your health..
The older I get, the more I embrace who I am..
Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss..
I certainly fall in love with artists. I think that's probably the aspiration of an artist, to make a listener empathize so deeply that they do fall ….
There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music..
I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see ….
When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self….
I sort of believe that my voice was preordained; I'm a Buddhist who believes in reincarnation so I think that my voice is a few lifetimes old..
We all love animals. Why do we call some 'pets' and others 'dinner?'.
I'm also alternative because of Canada - there's something romantic about being Canadian. We're a relatively unpopulated, somewhat civilized, and cle….
I don't consider my homosexuality a political thing. I consider it a sexual and spiritual thing. I only started going to political rallies to meet wo….