Definitely I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell, and I think she is a wonderful writer, so she is probably part of me.

Every night is different, a ball of thread that unrolls differently.

I'd probably be famous now if I wasn't such a good waitress.

I think, because I'm an artist, part of my job is to be a barometer, an antenna. It's in the air and it resonates with a lot of people to lighten up.

Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can.

It's all about consistency, and what makes a child or a dog secure: order, clarity - all those things.

I'm not a household word. The climate for original music is always a bit difficult.

Ultimately you understand there is order in the universe, even if there is no order in your immediate circumstances.

Music is all about training in harmony, training to understand and use musical energy for our greater pleasure by attuning to the natural laws of the universe.

I felt old when I was young and I feel younger now. Maybe that's a trick of my mind, but I'm springier and lighter.

It takes forever if you go by inertia.

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.

The Americans who framed our Constitution felt that without freedom of religion no other freedom counted.

There is absolutely no nutrient, no protein, no vitamin, no mineral that can't be obtained from plant-based foods.

The dead have never bothered me. It's the living that I fear.

Neuter discourse is a false idol.

One of the greatest abilities is to be able to take criticism

Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low.

We are very keen to see that nobody gets ill-treated or abused.

The blackness would stir and eventually go away, and God would remain, a shining point of light in my heart. I would go on loving.