I always seem to write personal songs; that's always been my go-to thing, to write about what I'm experiencing.

I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself.

I've spent the first part of my life in the shadow of my family. I'm not going to live in the shadow of my husband.

It's better to embrace your roots than it is to fight it, because then you're just fighting something that you're not going to win. We're like a band of gypsies, and it makes sense.

I don't like talking about music.

I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my four hours today.'

I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.

I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable.

You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also one day I hope to have things referred to as Martha Wainwright -esque.

It can often happen that motherhood can really stop a lot of women in their tracks and I wanted to try and keep working through that as much as I could.

My childhood definitely revolved around my relationship with my brother. I wanted to be different. I wanted to find my way of being as intriguing and interesting as he was.

There are no good or bad stocks. The company is either good or bad. Stocks are just stocks.

I can still smell dog poo everywhere. It stinks.

To encourage my little kid to eat I'd sometimes say: "Just pretend it's sand."

I love cooking and one of my favourite things to do with my husband is open up the refrigerator.

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

America is not a white man's republic.

There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.

My wife has a black belt in shopping.

Dining and marriage restrictions stunt Hindu society.

I'll be damned for never a king's son in Christendom.