When people see a talented girl, it calls to mind the very rare breed of women who have managed to succeed. If I were a dude with the exact same voice, band and songs, I doubt they'd compare me to Sheryl Crow. But hey, I'm not complaining. Big fish, small pond.

I loved the experience of going to the farmers' market, seeing where your food is grown, turning it into something delicious.

Food has always been a passion for me from a very young age.

It's easy for me to write songs but hard for me to write an album; that's been my experience.

I always think it's a little bit of a challenge when people sort of associate female artists as their own genre.

It's funny: when I was a kid, my mom would reorganize the record collection all the time. She'd have classical, she'd have Celtic, she'd have rock and roll, and then she'd have female singers. And I don't like it that female singers are their own genre.

Being a rock and roll band is about spending time on the details so that you can hone your own identity.

I love a great pair of shoes, and as long as I feel like I can walk in them, I can dance in them.

There's something to be said for being sleepy-eyed. I love sleepy eyes - that sort of vulnerability of being slightly discombobulated because you don't know where you are. But I like that vulnerability. It's sexy to me.

Obvious is not my forte. I take a left turn right when everybody thinks I'm going to go straight.

So much of myself is consumed with earning my way, doing it myself, and never feeling like things are being handed to you. Growing up that way was humbling.

I know it's strange, but I've always had a better time with other people's wild ideas. Coming up with my own is a deeply emotional and challenging thing to do.

As a kid, I was not a tomboy; I was a total girl wearing tutus and red shoes.

It took a lot of years for me to get comfortable, strutting my stuff, dancing like a fool, having that sparkly dress on that says, 'Here I am.'

I worked extremely hard at my craft and at being a good songwriter, being a good guitar player, being a good organist, because I didn't think people would take me seriously.

I know what it takes to gain a fan.

I don't have any kids of my own, but I love my band, and I love the people I'm around and taking care of them.

I love cooking... I'm quite domestic.

Living on the road can make you feel quite displaced. Cooking a meal on the tour bus for everyone makes it home.

I grew up spending summer Saturdays at the local farmers' market, where my mom was a vendor. It fueled my passion for regional foods.

There are daily stresses on the road, but when everyone gets fed, everyone gets happy. Simple.

I was a bit of a film nerd as a kid.

I'm a very loud and outspoken creature.

I usually start with a lyric or a melody and then build a song around that.

The rainy season in Vermont is not long, but it definitely gets gloomy.

A lot of the themes that I write about are an affirmation of our existence on earth and making people feel like they are not alone, and making them feel like it is OK to be a little bit insane. That has always been sort of my credo in life.

As long as you have balance, you can experience all of the things going on in the world and reach out and meet people and try new things, and you shouldn't be judged for it.

You shouldn't feel judged when you are dancing or singing at the top of your lungs or existing in a maximum-expression way.

I was kind of a troublemaker, believe it or not.

I'm really into poetry.

I think that being precious and rock and roll should never go together.

I was, like, a kooky kid, so people thought I was loud, but I really wasn't. I was kind of loud in outbursts. I was like a silent volcano. When I did have something to share, it was very over-the-top. But I've learned to balance that.

I think that identity and sort of the brand - I hate that word - the brand of the musician should be malleable. It should change, and it should grow.

I'm not capable of wielding the guitar like Jimmy Page, one of my all-time favorite guitarists. My skill set is more based on the grinding, sort of human heartbeat - almost playing the guitar more like a drum.

I dance all the time. I'm almost constantly moving.

I hate long pants.

I love Kind bars - I seriously always have them in my purse because they're so yummy.

I love making savory stratas for Christmas morning. I get excited about it. It's a polenta strata with homemade bread, with a billion eggs and Parmesan cheese. I'll drizzle truffle oil over the whole thing, which will just destroy people. It's amazing.

I love 'New Girl.' I think it's so fun.

For dramas, I love 'Downton Abbey.' I'm a sucker for the BBC.

You can't win any trophies unless you've got a top goalkeeper.

Whatever happens will happen, that's the rollercoaster of life. What matters is how you handle the slumps.

For a lot of lads, they grow up going to matches with fathers or mates. Those Saturday or Sundays where you head over to the stadium probably with a scarf on - knowing every word, every clap and every pause to the supporters' chants.

We've got to keep the cost of watching football down. If that means players getting the same money for a few years rather than a 25 per cent increase every time, that's fine.

I was not satisfied at Rangers, not by a long way. I have hassles there, I had obstacles placed in front of me, and certain things never sat easily on my shoulders, and never will.

I can earn a great deal more money by playing football outside Scotland than I could in Scotland, but I'd still like to be player-manager of Rangers one day.

I accept that I sometimes overstepped the mark, but I can tell you that, off the pitch, I've never been an overly aggressive person.

If you insist on playing Jorginho, who is neat and tidy but not a goal threat, you have to have goal threats on either side of him.

If you win the Premier League it means you have managed the difficult moments of the season better than anyone else.

Liverpool will always be the place I look back in terms of the place where I enjoyed playing, it was just unique.