My Childhood Was Extreme.

The Fact That Religion Plays Such A Part In How People Vote Troubles Me, Troubles Me As A Minister's Daughter. Because I Always Felt That The Separation Of Church And State Was What Our Forefathers And Foremothers Really Fought For.

There Are Things That I Refuse To Deal With Except Through My Music... Because I Don't Trust Humanity That Much, And I Don't Know If I Trust Me That Much. But I Trust The Songs.

I've Always Seen The Songs As Having A Consciousness. Since I Was Two-and-a-half They Would Come To Me From Nowhere. I Never Thought That I Was Conjuring Them By Myself, And I Was Always Grateful They Would Come And Visit... They've Always Been Very Much Alive. They Don't Have A Physical Body Like We Do But There Seems To Be An Awareness.

When I Was Little, My Mom Tells Me, I Used To Say Things Like, 'mom Do You Hear The String Section? Do You Hear The String Section?' And She Would Look At Me And Say, 'no Honey, I Don't Know What You're Talking About.'

A Lot Of The Carols Were Not As You Hear Them Now.