The Day Before My 16th Birthday I

It Was My 16th Birthday-my Mom And Dad Gave Me My Goya Classical Guitar That Day. I Sat Down, Wrote This Song, And I Just Knew That That Was The Only Thing I Could Ever Really Do-write Songs And Sing Them To People. [...] Everything On This Record Is What I Really Wanted To Say, And I'm Back To Being The Poet I Always Thought I Was.

The Day Before My 16th Birthday I Got My Guitar.

I'm Obsessed With Lighting. I'm Constantly Shopping For Different Lightbulbs. I Love Rainbow Lightbulbs. And Also, One Should Not Live Without Dimmers. Life Is All About Lighting.

You Can't Just Be A Wimp And Then A Year And A Half Or Two Years Later Decide To Not Be A Wimp Anymore. Because People Will Always Treat You Like A Wimp Once They Have Decided That's What You Are. You Have To Be Strong And Tough And Intelligent And Smart And Kind Of Plan Out What You're Going To Say And Know Who You Are. So That People Will Get That Right Away. Because Then They're Always Going To Be Great To You. And They're Always Going To Treat You With Respect.

I Hope That My Niece In 20 Years Is Going To Say To Me, 'aunt Stevie, What Was With Your Hair?'