Age: 38.
Birthplace: Los Angeles.
Occupation: Singer and composer.
Current home: Santa Monica, Calif.
Marital status: Married for 10 years to David Ellingson.
Child: A boy, 8.
Working on: A video, a tour, the new Sissy Spacek film, ”Violets Are Blue,” and promoting my album, ”Barking at Airplanes.”
Worst job: Selling clothes at a department store. The manager wouldn`t let the salesgirls talk to each other.
The last good movie I saw was: ”Beverly Hills Cop.”
The book I`ve been recommending lately is: ”A Hero for Our Time–An Intimate Story of the Kennedy Years,” by Ralph Martin.
Favorite performer: Sting.
Favorite childhood memory: Singing in the car with my dad.
Personal heroes: Smokey Robinson and the Rolling Stones.
I wish I could stop: War and hunger.
I`ve never been able to: Play the guitar like Eddie Van Halen.
I`d give anything to meet: Sting and John Garfield.
When nobody`s looking, I: Sneak chocolate.
The worst part of my job is: The business side.
I want to teach my child: To go for it. This isn`t a rehearsal.
A really great evening to me is: Hanging out in a joint with my band
–they`re my best buddies–in whatever city we`re in.
The worst advice my mother ever gave me was: Don`t go into show business, get a real job.
The one thing I can`t stand in people is: Jive–insincerity.
If I could change one thing about myself, I would be: More patient.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Crazy. I`d do anything for a lark.
My most irrational fears: The dark at night and being alone.
The best time of my life: Now. I`m doing what I love and I live near the beach.
The worst time of my life: When I was 12 and my parents divorced.
Major accomplishment: Surviving in the music business.
My most humbling experience: Recording ”We Are the World.”
