I Think It's Important, If

Songwriting Is A Very Mysterious Process. It Feels Like Creating Something From Nothing. It's Something I Don't Feel Like I Really Control.

This Youthful Heart Can Love You And Give You What You Need, But I'm Too Old To Go Chasing You Around Wasting My Precious Energy.

Growing Up In Cleveland, I Learned About Singing From My Mother, Who Had Once Sung Professionally And Who Admired Mahalia Jackson And Aretha Franklin.

As A Child I Spent A Lot Of Time At The Library.

A Lot Of Kids Spent More Time Out Of School Than In, But I Always Loved School And Thought It Was My Way Out Of Cleveland, And Out Of Poverty.