I Want To Be An Integrated Woman.

If You Think A Child Is Going To Be Your Accessory... It's Not Like A Micro Pig. It's Not About Putting Them In Front Of The Television. You Need To Read To Them At Night.

So The First Job That I Got - My Father Got It For Me - He Had His Clerical Collar On, Was A Gay Bar In D.c., It Was Mr. Henry's Of Georgetown.

I Remember Driving To North Carolina When I Was A Little Girl In A Snowstorm To Get Down To My Mom's Family In The Carolinas. There Were Chains On The Car - It Was The Late Sixties - And We Were Just Singing In The Car. Christmas Carols.

I Usually Get Myself Into Situations That Cause Sparks. I Mean I'm A Girl That Likes The Storms. I Love Feeling Alive, I Love Walking Out In The Cold In My Bare Feet And Feeling The Ice On My Toes.

I'm A Mother, And That's Really Important. Today, The Mother And The Musician Can Sit Next To Each Other. Even When The Musician Is Out There In Full Swing, The Mother Doesn't Get Switched Off.