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I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.

As I grow older, I just want to be a better musician, to play more.

But at the age of 44, I sure hope to be a better businesswoman. I want to get the music straight to my fans.

I guess I'm a real fan of older music, and that's what shaped my taste and the way I sing.

My thing is you just have to try to feel young and stay young. Obviously you get a little older, but I still want my music to be young. I don't want to sound like an old dad onstage, so you just have to write music that sounds young.

I hope my fans will grow with me. I want to be like Michael Jackson: 5-year-olds love his music, and 75-year-olds love his music.

I think I've become a much better singer and a much better player. Years and years of playing a couple of hours every day will do that.

I feel like I've matured more musically than I have personally. But I totally embrace what becoming older has to offer. I find the wisdom that comes with each passing year is a trip.

I'm not ready to retire, and I think I have some of the best music of my life coming up.

I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.