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"You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out."
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"Don't let the tide of life shift you away, move intentionally in the right direction."
"The universe moves in the direction of Liberty."
"How to get back on the right track can be quite simple if you know what you want."
"When all the performances are excellent, critics understand it's the direction."
"Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly."
"Whereas I think in New York every step is a detour in every direction."
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"There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it."
"I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect to the divine. It's a real pure way of touching that deeper reality beneath our life."
"If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at."
"I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I do anything else. And I put some daily things in my life into practice and I maintain that, to make sure that I don't drop the ball."
"That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb."
"Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I have, because I'm trying to force something to happen. And with singing, any time you force it, you tighten up. If you tighten up, you're screwed, nothing will work."
"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."
"When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going to come and go. Some of them will be people who have to try various things, it's natural."
"I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that."
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