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When You Love A Song So Much You Have To Sing, You Know How You Feel - It Releases Something In You That Resonates As True, Whether It's James Brown Or Joni Mitchell.

Ugly Ducklings Don't Turn Into Swans And Glide Off Down The Lake. Whether Your Sunglasses Are On Or Off, You Only See The World You Make.

'i Will Not Be Broken' Has Really Become Very Healing For Me. Any Time You Go Through A Cataclysmic Event... It's Going To Inform The Richness That You Sing From... The Experiences Of Life Make All Your Emotions, I Think, Deeper.

When It's A Funky Uptempo Song, You're Basically Having The Same Kind Of Release You Would Have When You Have Sex, Only It Lasts Longer. Whether You're Playing It On The Guitar Or On The Dance Floor, You're In That Moment.

The Generation I Grew Up In Was The Beginning Of "stand Up For Yourself," Whether Being A Singer-songwriter Or A Feminist. In My College Years, The Feminist Movement Was Really Coming To Fore, So We Wouldn't Have Put Up With Guys Treating Us Less Than Equal.