It was a love letter to her and to the great parts of a difficult childhood. “Drive” is a song I wrote about growing up with my sister in New York City. It can beat a relationship up, married life. It’s about still feeling this strong connection and love for someone after years of being in the trenches of parenthood and day-to-day life. One song is about my relationship with my husband (“Build a Fire”). I think this record reflects that on almost every song. My life and all my relationships influence my music. How has having this stable relationship influenced my music? I’ll say this: When you’re with someone for 25 years, you go deep, you learn whole new levels of love and intimacy. It first struck me as a boring angle and kind of sexist? Then I started thinking about it. No one would ever ask a dude how his marriage inspired his music.
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