"As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and ..." — Emmylou Harris

I think I can be pretty focused, but as I say, it was more wanting to be the good student, seeing myself as a good student, and also, my parents had expectations. They wouldn't have cared if I got a B or a C or even a D.

My parents were not very happy. They were very worried about me pursuing a career that even if I had talent might not give me the happiness and the success that they - any parent hopes for their child.

Well, I'm just very blessed that I still love my work and I can still work, I still have an audience and I love what I do.

I really have shaken hands with where my voice is right now. I think it's got a little deeper; it's got some more grooves in it.