My book Trust Your Heart, which is the story of my life, will be followed by Singing Lessons, a memoir of love, loss, hope, and healing, which talks about the death of my son and the hope that has been…

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I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings....

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings....

I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want...

I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want...

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,...

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 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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are...

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are...

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 have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

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...

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...

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 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...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence...

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence...