My Darlings, If I Can't Write Dark,

Music Is Therapy For Me. It's My Outlet For Every Negative Thing I've Ever Been Through. It Lets Me Turn Something Bad Into Something Beautiful.

The First Real Concert, Other Than Going With My Dad To See Three Dog Night, Was Smashing Pumpkins And Garbage. I Was Fourteen Or Fifteen. I Liked Shirley Manson Because She Reminded Me Of Annie Lennox. They Both Have These Deep, Sexy, Powerful Alto Voices.

The Way That I've Always Gone About Making Music, The Rule Of Thumb, Has Just Been To Make What I Love.

I Feel Like For Me The Lyric Writing Really Comes From Just What's Going On In My Heart And That's What Consumes Me; Think A Lot Of Our Heart Is Relationships. Not Just With Boyfriend Or Girlfriend But All Your Relationships In Your Life With Other People And Our Interactions With Other Humans.

Christina Aguilera's 'stripped' Had A Lot Of Good Songs. It's My Range, So I Use It To Warm Up A Lot.