I spent my 18th birthday in jail. Charges were dropped as long as I promised never to return to the state of Kansas. My parents took me home to Louisiana. I lasted there a week. Then I ran away.

When you see validation for a life's work and dedication, it's a beautiful day.

There's such a thing as a tribe - and family of choice.

In a lot of ways, songwriting helped save my life.

Songs bring us into connection with each other. When they resonate, when we're in resonance, singing together, we become one for that 3 1/2 or four minutes the song lasts. It takes away that isolated loneliness that modern life is so full of.

People who have been through trauma, their souls are hurting.