I think a lot of it had to do with, you know, I was always a daddy's girl. I was always wanting to please him, and I think he was pleased when he'd walk past my room and I was listening to those records.

Well, probably having to be away from home. When I come back I kind of feel like there's a routine going on that I'm not a part of, so that can be difficult.

I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances.

So it's more the musician in me that makes me stretch out and try different things more than anything. But, like a lot of guitar players, I have one certain niche that's my thing that I'm better at than the others.

Not only do we need more women in the technology sector, we also clearly need to refocus energy on improving gender equality in the global economy.

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Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.

The Internet's changed everything. There are no record stores to hang out in anymore.