My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.

The heart of a woman will never be found in the arms of a man.

Toting around a full orchestra on tour is very ambitious. I would consider doing a show now and then, like do a show at Radio City or Carnegie Hall with a full orchestra.

And it's sad because it's like a surprise to people - almost an anomaly - when artists are actually refined and trained on an instrument. That's the last thing people think about.

Food can become such a point of anxiety - not because it's food, but just because you have anxiety. That's how eating disorders develop.

Well, I'm stubborn and wrong, but at least I know it.

I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano.

The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval.

You can derive everything that is healthy for yourself in the woods.

I went horseback riding and got a big chunk of horse manure kicked into my face. It has a way of slapping you right back into reality.

Well, I would say that music just happens with me, I'm not in the driver's seat when I am at the piano, the piano is.

... Up until then he had always wanted to be someone other than he was, but he didn't want to change.

When I die, I will not see myself die, for the first time.

The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.

Well, we all age, but Id been taking herbal supplements for a long time.

Cameras in court are just messengers; don't blame them, blame the participants.

As long as I have a studio with producers, I can make something everyday. And the people know what type of quality it's going to be.

I'm pretty competitive. I talk a big game - even when I'm going to lose.

Most criminologists today will acknowledge that crime rates and incarceration rates in the United States have had relatively little to do with each other.

He must have been an incredibly good shot.

This is a free country, madam. We have a right to share your privacy in a public place.