• Rickie Lee Jones: The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

And as for her Catholic upbringing, Jones said, “I didn’t necessarily learn about Jesus. I learned how to be Catholic. A lot of churches are like that, not focusing on the message but on how to practice the religion. But all that is extraneous stuff. I want to know what the guy had to say.”

Her new CD is based on the teachings of Christ, and she follows His teachings, but she doesn't consider herself a Christian.