At heart I am a librarian, a bird-watcher, a transcendentalist, a gardener, a spinster, a monk.
My dad claims that he was able to trace us back to the West Virginia Hatfields. When I look at the old pictures, the patriarchs have kind of a physical likeness to some of the men on the father's side of my family. I want it to be true.
It costs a lot of money to make an album in a studio in New York with a producer and musicians. I have to pay a publicist every month. I have to pay for mastering, production, the manufacturing of the discs. Then, to promote an album properly, you have to spend a lot of money.
If I have to work in McDonalds, fine - I had a really great run and made a living at music for 20 years, and how many other people can say that?
People in L.A. don't have to brace themselves against the cold; they slack off permanently, and their brains turn to mush.
My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.
I get a little sick of myself as a solo artist. I get a little bit bored.
People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.
David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.
I finished 'Beautiful Creature,' and I felt somewhat unfulfilled. I felt like this other side of me needed to be released. Some of the songs I left off the album weren't intense enough to be what I wanted. They weren't hard enough.
