July, the air grassy and mild, the sort of morning Sadie waits for through the deep of Buffalo winters - mornings when it seems the city has surrendered to pleasure, to color and light. The harsh seasons are unimaginable. It's as if this is how all of life is meant to be ...

I am very fond of Ann Arbor; very attached to the Great Lakes region.

There's a lot in the book (about) the immigrant experience and the change of generations. It's about moving from the old to the new world.

They were excited when there were articles in the Detroit papers and national magazines (Entertainment Weekly, People), ... They also were good with the juggling act of which days I'd be out on tour (and not in class).