Yeah, I read Judy Blume. My mother didn't like that, but I read it anyhow.
I'm like the kid in kindergarten; I really do send valentines to everyone.
I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland.
At the age of 13, I felt it was up to me to decide whether I wanted to go to church or be with my mates, and I chose to go to church.
My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything.
As a songwriter, if you can touch people and make them feel a little less alone in the world, then you've done your job.
People are always asking me what it's like to be Judy Garland's daughter. It's hard to be a legend's child.
When you're Judy Garland and you want something, you just pick up the phone and call somebody. Anybody.
The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day.
But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations.
But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.
I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make.
I hope that I can be an inspiration to kids that are young and may feel different or may feel like they don't belong.
Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.
When you're a young English person who wants to be an actress and you have dreams, you dream of being Vanessa Redgrave or Judi Dench.
It was no great tragedy being Judy Garland's daughter. I had tremendously interesting childhood years - except they had little to do with being a child.
That was really so upsetting when you are trying to pass on some very serious knowledge and be basically, treated worse than a student coming off the street because his father pays the tuition. Come on. Give me a break. This is no school. This is a j...
I love Kate Winslet, Rachel Weisz, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench as well. They're all wonderful and they're very inspiring.
It would be Beyonce Knowles, because we are around the same age and I think she sings very, very well.
My, oh my, how 'Sometimes When We Touch' has travelled since I solemnly wrote my first version at the age of 19.
The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
