You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself.

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So all of these things are going on that make you wake up and realize...

So all of these things are going on that make you wake up and realize...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see...

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach...

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we...

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul...

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul...

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then...

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect...

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I...

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I...

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it...

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great...

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there...

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there...

I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them...

I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them...

What is hard to remember when you're in the middle of it is that when...

What is hard to remember when you're in the middle of it is that when...

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a...

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a...

I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose...

I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're...

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction...

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...

When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going...