'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.

There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one.

'Each One Lost' I wrote the day after I got home. My week in Afghanistan was a very short trip, but it was a powerful experience.

I woke up one morning with this song in my head, and the opening line of the song is, 'My name was Richard Nixon, only now I'm a girl.'

I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm travelling toward light.

It's a phobia I have. I never assume I'm going to be able to write another album after I finish one.