I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.

I like visiting LA, but I wouldn't want to live there.

I find myself a fascinating subject.

Although I'm a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don't think I'd cover one of his songs, simply because there's just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.

I wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl - long before I was a musician and a songwriter.

I've always been a loner, and I've spent most of my life as a single person.

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.

I have been a bridesmaid. Fortunately, the outfits were pretty tame. They were cream and black, but I still wouldn't wear them out in public, though.

I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses.

David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.

Puerto Ricans who find they can no longer afford to keep their pets often choose to drop their dogs, sometimes even whole litters of puppies, at a beach - sometimes under cover of night, in secret - rather than surrender the animal to a city or state-run shelter where the animals will face grim conditions and almost certain death by euthanasia.

As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

I don't buy a lot when I travel, but when I do, I like to send gifts from wherever I am. It's fun to find the local post office.

I'm totally committed to the cause of individuality. That's the only thing I stand by: independence.

Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it's hard to believe I was so crazy.

My knees are ticklish.

I'm full of contradictions.

My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.

In this world, where everything happens so fast, it's hard to sit back, take the time and contemplate.

What happens when your dream comes true - when the spotlight is on and then it moves away?

My soul is fine, thanks.

I'm able to see humor in a lot of things.

Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.