I'm a songwriter first.

You're beautiful as you feel.

Now my tapestry's unraveling.

I didn't want to be an artist.

Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.

You make me feel like a natural man

I used to hate the sound of my voice.

I'm like a plant, I reach for the sun.

My creativity is an entity unto its own.

Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?

Only love is real...everything else is illusion

You can't talk to a man, with a shotgun in his hand.

It's very difficult for me to evaluate my own stuff.

I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor.

I love that I wrote with all kinds of different people.

I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of.

When my soul was in the lost-and-found You came along to claim it.

Once the inspiration comes, that directs where the perspiration goes.

I just want to give it all that I got. I just don't want to waste it.

There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.

Tonight the light of love is in your eyes, But will you love me tomorrow?

Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

Way over yonder is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream.

If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness Maybe not, oh, but we can only try.

My one area of vulnerability was I didn't know how to have a healthy relationship with a man.

I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous.

Not only do you want to leave the audience wanting more, you want to leave yourself wanting more.

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.

I was taking singing lessons, and they'd say, 'Your voice is too hoarse. You have to do more exercises.'

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face And show the world all the love in your heart.

It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters.

I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.

Do the things you believe in, in the name of love. And know that, you aren't alone. We all have doubts and fears.

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.

I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me.

I still believe that everyone is beautiful in some way and by seeing the beauty in others we make ourselves more beautiful.

Today's records, even though they may be lyrically repetitive and not saying anything particularly heavy, they have energy.

I'd like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of, So tell me now and I won't ask again, Will you still love me tomorrow?

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

I'm really getting better at guitar. I'm not trapped behind a piano. You can get out and move with a guitar and still direct the band.

Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken.

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.

I went to the High School for Performing Arts in New York for acting. I've studied it on and off for years and have done some theater and film.

The writing of You've Got a Friend was one of the most incredible experiences because it was mostly inspiration. It just came to me almost as we hear it.

I've had a remarkable life. I seem to be in such good places at the right time. You know, if you were to ask me to sum my life up in one word, gratitude.

It is very common with artists who are of a generation that has already gone by to get overly concerned with, Oh my God I have to sell to the younger generation.

Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.

That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.

I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity.

When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.

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