I try to bear pain and not panic. I try to remember that it's got an expiration date, even if I don't know when that expiration date is. And I try to…

- Joan Osborne

It's not just something that you do intellectually when you do music. You do it with your body, and you do it with your emotions, and you do it with …

- Joan Osborne

Through music I've discovered other philosophies. Buddhism in particular is one that has always - whenever I've studied it and read about it, it's ju…

- Joan Osborne

I do think that it's a challenge for me or for anybody who has had certain iconic things happen to them in their career to re-engage people and say t…

- Joan Osborne

Singing is a f***ing blast. When it’s really good, it’s as good as the best sex. I get nipple erections all the time on stage, I do!

- Joan Osborne

I have to say what I do is not easy and there are definitely moments where I feel inadequate to the tasks I've set for myself. And that's hard to fee…

- Joan Osborne

It's very reassuring and spiritual to be connected with something larger than yourself and the inside of your own head.

- Joan Osborne

Even if I'm doing a show and there's five people in the audience and the sound system is terrible - I mean, it's been a while but I've certainly done…

- Joan Osborne

I try to stay in gratitude as much as I can. You know, we all get to the point where we're frazzled, or tired, or frustrated, or whatever it is, but …

- Joan Osborne