In Blues, Classical And Jazz, You Get

Quakers Are Known For Wanting To Give Back. Ban The Bomb And The Civil Rights Movement And The Native American Struggle For Justice - Those Things Were Very, Very Front-burner In My Childhood, As Were The Ideas Of Working For Peace And If You Have More Than You Need, Then You Share It With People Who Don't.

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.

Distribution Has Really Changed. You Can Make A Record With A Laptop In The Morning And Have It Up On Youtube In The Afternoon And Be A Star Overnight. The Talent On Youtube Is Incredible, And It Can Spread Like Wildfire. The Downside Is That It's Very Hard To Convince The Younger Generation That They Should Pay For Music.

I Don't Want To Sound Like A Self-help Book, But It Really Has Been Transformative For Me To Take A Look At My Relationships In A New Way And See My Part In Them. Everybody's Going Through That.