When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that’s kind of a dead-end road. So I think it’s a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society.
I grew up in cattle country-that’s why I became a vegetarian. Meat stinks, for the animals, the environment, and your health.
I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses – being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
I’m also alternative because of Canada – there’s something romantic about being Canadian. We’re a relatively unpopulated, somewhat civilized, and clean and resourceful country. I always push the fact that I’m Canadian.
The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what’s happening up there.
Sweet, sweet burn of sun and summer wind, and you my friend, my new fun thing, my summer fling.
The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.
I certainly fall in love with artists. I think that’s probably the aspiration of an artist, to make a listener empathize so deeply that they do fall in love with you.
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you’re essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
If you knew how meat was made, youd probably lose your lunch.
Country music was a part of my life. Now it isn’t. We had a good relationship, really, but we wanted each other at arm’s length. The people in Nashville didn’t want to be responsible for my looks or my actions. But they sure did like the listeners I brought.
I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.
I wanted to write songs that would play themselves on stage, songs that sweep you through their current.