I'd like to be remembered as someone who wasn't satisfied with just one level of musicianship ... as someone who was a pioneer.

Life's short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around thinking about all the ifs, ands and buts.

I don't think your ability to fight has anything to do with how big you are. It's to do with how much anger is in you.

I'm romantic. I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations. The other day, I saw a tramp polishing his shoes. That just gripped my heart.

I've always had my own style, I've always been different. I don't like to wear anything that anyone else is wearing because it's very important for me to make a statement.

Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what's given to you on a plate.

Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.

Life happens. There is no point in being upset or down about things we can't control or change.

I don’t need help because if I can’t help myself I can’t be helped.

Music is the only thing that will give and give and give and not take.

If you don't throw yourself into something, you'll never know what you could have had.

Sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zones. We have to break the rules. And we have to discover the sensuality of fear. We need to face it, challenge it, dance with it.

When I look at you as if you're crazy it's not that I judge you for your insanity.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick.

If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.

I'm on a vegan diet, I do yoga every day, I work out, I'm totally spiritual.

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

I think that's important to have in something like a national television show. It's important to portray a woman realistically, and not just as a bridezilla.

Daydreaming with pencil and paper is a respectable form of meditation.

Sad to hear news about Michael Weiner, deepest condolences to his loved ones. His sacrifices as head of players union will not be forgotten.

It's always nice to work with someone you have a history with. It just makes it easier to click back into that dynamic and have a lot of fun.