“When you feel like you've had a good show, you go backstage and you ta...” — Tracy Chapman Quote

“When you feel like you've had a good show, you go backstage and you talk to yourself about it, and if you have a bad show you talk to yourself about it.”

“I'm a hopeful cynic.”

“Honestly, I think, as an artist, it's everything that's in your life that informs what you do. So, obviously, growing up in Cleveland has played a big role in how I see the world.”

“I mentioned that I received a scholarship to Episcopalian school, and the model for the school was 'From each according to his or her ability and to each according to his or her need.' And it's something that is still really important to me in thinking about how I prioritize what I do with my life.”

“Music was never just a hobby for me. I'd pick up a guitar every day to work on whatever I was writing at the time. I would put my ideas in songs the way some people might put them in diaries or journals.”

“You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.”

“When I was on 'The View,' I went backstage to Whoopi Goldberg's dressing room, and she told me, 'People are going to love what you do, and people are going to hate what you do, but you have to keep doing it. You have to stand up and do what you know is true, despite what people are going to say.' And I'm taking that into every aspect of my life.”

“I'm always at my fittest when I'm doing a show - even when you're not on stage, you are running around backstage doing quick changes.”

“The best times I've had backstage are when you have people around you who genuinely love you, respect your privacy, and have your back - that's what it's all about.”

“I'm lucky in the sense that I can write wherever I am - on the bus, in the hotel room, backstage, sitting at home.”

“Sometimes with the WWE, you can get a little bit stale. Your traveling is usually with the same group, and you're generally working with the same person and the same type of match, and it's the same environment backstage.”