I Had A Mastectomy In 1998, And

I Took It To Heart That In Order To Be A Good Person; You Never Said Anything Mean About Anybody.

Everyone Has Problems, And Learning To Share Them Is Essential. Hiding Pain Requires An Enormous Amount Of Energy; Sharing It Is Liberating.

I Grew Up Not Understanding What Was True And What Was Not True. It Gave Me A Sense Of Unreality. I Was Told That This Man [mom's Lover] Was Not My Mother's Lover - When He Was. I Was Told He Was There As A Male Babysitter For My Brother So That He Would Learn Sports And Other Manly Things.

You Know When You Take The Paint Off An Old Canvas And You Discover That Something's Been Painted Underneath It? That's What I Feel Like - That Part Of The Old Is Coming Through The New.

So Many Artists Who Came Out During That Time, Including Myself, Were Able To Get On Radio. New Forms Of Singer-songwriters Developed Out Of That.