Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done.
I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.
One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.
The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.
I cannot bet my life on it, because I was not involved, that Alex Rodriguez ever used steroids. But in my opinion, I suspect he has, yes.
My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.
My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.
I'm an only child, and I think one of the sweet things about that is that my parents are really interested in every aspect of my life.
The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life.
I don't always trust my own instincts. It would be nice if someone else would tell me what I should do with my life!
I'm at that point in my life where I definitely want to get married soon. I've got my dogs as surrogates, but I'm ready for kids.
I thought that my life would be spent working in a bookstore, teaching community college, and making music in my spare time that no one would be willing to listen to.
If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet.
I've been blessed to live my dream more than half my life, so I want help give that back to someone else.
No matter how long what I'm doing here lasts, I want to be a songwriter for the rest of my life. I love it and it's my escape.
That is basically me, and although I have done many things in my life - conducting, playing piano, and so on - what is fundamental is my being a composer.
Cancer came back into my life twice in order for me to understand something, and I guess I still wasn't getting it. And my husband wasn't getting it, either.
Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work.
Look, I don't care if anyone likes me when it comes to my work. But I can be massively insecure in other parts of my life.
