Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.

When I sat down with all the songs before recording, I realised I'd written a few songs specifically about places in America - there was this song about Detroit and another about Yellowstone National Park. My dad is actually American, so I wrote another song about that side of my family.

I love being around my friends and my family and spending time with my husband. I like being normal and recharging my batteries, and I feel like I have the coolest job in the world where I get to get on stage and perform and get to do a lot of really amazing things.

After Hurricane Sandy, my family and I stayed in our apartment in lower Manhattan before things normalized. We're lucky enough to live on a bit of high ground, so we weren't flooded... but it was intense. Since there was no light, water, or electricity, I spent a lot of time playing acoustic guitar in the evenings.

I talked about my family, my family's so important.

Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.

My family and I held no hatred for those people because we realized they were victims of their own ignorance.

The things that make me happy most are my family and working.

The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family.

'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy.