I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are…

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If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a...

I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a...

I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be...

I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be...

Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck...

Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck...

I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that...

I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that...

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want...

I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want...

I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would...

I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed...

My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed...

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill...

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of...

For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of...

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part...

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

I don't know where my songs come from... If I knew, I'd know too much,...

I don't know where my songs come from... If I knew, I'd know too much,...

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.