My fans get passionate about certain songs.

I'm fairly specific about what I like to wear and looks are important to me, just like they are to everybody.

So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.

Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.

I developed a loyal following. No one knew I was homeless.

I didn't mean to be a songwriter; I just was writing for fun, you have all day to do it. I was homeless so that's all I had to do.

I'm somebody who, as a child, had a lot of insecurity about stable housing, where I was going to be living, if I was going to have a roof over my head, all those types of things. And I know the impact it can have on you psychologically and emotionally.

I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I'm repeating something I'm good at. So I'm always looking for new challenges.

Without a band, I'm much more free to improvise.

I wrote the song 'Angels Standing By'... to try and soothe myself - rock myself to sleep, basically - because I was so scared and stressed.

I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.

I've been performing on stage since I was six years old.

We must all work together to end youth homelessness in America.

Being part of the natural world reminds me that innocence isn't ever lost completely; we just need to maintain our goodness to regain it.

Writing is a really good first step toward that goal of knowing yourself.

I guess I'm a Gemini through and through, but I'm mercurial. I get bored doing the same things.

My husband and I have kept a good balance between the work and the rest. I feel so lucky having a job, and I know so may people who focus too much on work, and their home lives suffer.

I was homeless and I was in San Diego and I started singing in a local coffee shop and people started coming to hear me sing.

I want my whole life to be a great work of art, not just my art. And that means paying attention to my entire life and trying to make sure my whole life is balanced.

I don't exist without writing.

I grew up doing live tours and playing in bars, so it was what I love to do.

There are a lot of things about fame that are not conducive to being curious. It's been important for me to cloister myself off.

I was raised really poor and so was my husband.

My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.

I was really inspired while I was pregnant and I wrote a whole album for my baby. I wanted to write a kids album that didn't annoy parents. I used The Beatles 'Rocky Raccoon' as sort of a starting place for my writing.

I love being in a band.

I'm not a partygoer.

I've always been a workhorse, and I've been supporting myself since I was 15.

I enjoy hard work; I love setting goals and achieving them.

I never found much comfort in overly organized religion of any sort.

I consider myself a product of Alaska. The love and the debt that I feel to my home state - you always want your hometown to be the proudest of you, and so it's heartbreaking to hear people say snarky things.

I moved out of home when I was 15.

I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.

I'm trying to be in the moment and really enjoy my pregnancy. I feel really lucky.

There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself; you know, have fun, take chances. Those bounds.

I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for.

It's really fun to see young kids trying to find excellence in themselves.

I love touring - I don't do it as often as I should.

I would love to write more children's books. There is such a high standard out there for children's books; there are really amazing writers. It is a fantastic creative outlet and such an amazing teaching tool. The thing I love about kids, too, is it is so imaginative and poetic.

I don't feel like I've changed as much as radio formats have changed.