“I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.”
“I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.”
“I'm used to getting up at 7, getting breakfast, getting the kids off to school, and doing the mommy thing and the wife thing and the daughter thing.”
“It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come.”
“Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have.”
“Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category.”
“Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.”
“When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.”
“I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message; I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit. They go, 'Oh, who has time to talk?' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm gonna make time.'”
“I have as many pictures of my vocal cords as I do of my children. I have a great ear, nose and throat doctor, and we look at them - if there's some redness, maybe I'll take a little time off.”