I also learned to be more confident, to trust my instincts more.

I also learned to be more confident, to trust my instincts more.

I don't read music. I've never had a lesson. I don't know anything about music other than what my inner knowledge is.

That's one strength that Stevie has. She's really not a strong instrumentalist in any way. Her instrument is her voice and her words. And it keeps her focused on the very center of that.

Some days I would be there at ten in the morning and wouldn't leave till ten at night, and the others would waltz in for a couple of hours and then leave, because I was doing that painting thing. And they were happy to see that being done.