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.

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.

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.

You can't chop down a symmetry

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs

You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

Radio listeners often have a very fertile imagination when it comes to body shape.

Finding an old friend is like finding a lost treasure.

My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.

I have had five phenomenal children, a great husband and, even though we are separated, we are good friends.

Identity for me is something that has to be played with and explored, and not become complacent about or uninterested in.

I could never stop drugs, I could never stop drinking, until I received my spiritual awakening.

I stand by every movie that I did. I don't regret any decision I made.

Faith takes root in the insignificant.