Imagery is the most important to me when singing stories. I try to paint pictures with the words and decorate with little to no singing....let the so….

I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs, but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am..

Meaning, not beauty, is what we are after..

Even a song on the radio that completely lacks substance is there for a reason. Sometimes, people need a break from cold reality; the song that you r….

You have only one life, make the most of it.

Stay small and control it yourself..

Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole..

I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn't until I started listening to jazz, joined the choir….

But I'm looking at life, and I'm putting nothing off..

The same song on a different day was a different song..

Fear dims when you learn things..

Nobody wants to experience sad events but people like to listen to sad songs. That's the beauty of music..

The gods have their own rules..

Do I feel famous? I feel more famous than I did 10 years ago, absolutely..

Motion is a great tranquilizer..

Someone once wrote that in between the lives we lead and the lives we fantasize about living is the place in our heads where most of us actually live..

The future did not arrive..

Improvisation is risky. I like that. Another practical reason for that is that you have to go out and play every day on a tour. I couldn't do it if I….

Life was good, one had only to live it..

I write a lot of songs people don't hear. I really just enjoy the process. I finish 'em all. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between ….

The best religion is the most tolerant..