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People don't truly respond to something until they see the direct consequences.
New York has inspired more remarkable music than any other city I can think of.
As a person, I believe that I am sensitive, which helped me be the artist I am.
Money is far more important to me than love because ultimately it lasts longer.
It's good to actually cry. Trust me, I've had a lot of practice over the years!
I don't want to call myself a perfectionist because perfection is imperfection.
I grew up in Las Vegas. My mom worked in pretty much every casino on the Strip.
Songs are so all-encompassing; they're the joys and sorrows and pacing of life.
Nobody's perfect, but at the same time, I always try to learn from my mistakes.
Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.
Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
Charts and learning the politics behind making a record - it's pretty soulless.
If you're going to call yourself a musician, you have to go out and make music.
Even as a child, I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want to wear red lipstick.
I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.
I'd sing with Roberta Flack in a taxi if you called up and said she'd be in it.
I like that sense of we're all on the same page and trying to get the job done.
I've always enjoyed the record shops...they gave me a reason to leave my house.
I don't think imitation is the highest form of flattery, I think it's annoying.
I'm an asthmatic. I have to be on that treadmill singing to get my lungs right.
I learned from Jehovah's Witnesses that a fatalistic view is counterproductive.
I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally.
I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.
I once heard someone doing a karaoke version of my song. That was pretty funny.
I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.
You know, I think you have to sound right singing whatever it is that you sing.
I've always been independent with my music. I've always run my own music label.
I never learned to count my blessings I choose instead to dwell in my disasters
I think my song that reminds me of Mama is "I'm A Survivor" because she is one.
Nothing lasts in New York. Everything's always changing in really obvious ways.
But I'm just having fun playing and giving Botox injections to the older songs.
I have always liked the contrast between being blonde and having dark features.
I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.
On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer.
I like Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, with whom I did a single.
Music isn't necessarily made to last, and there's always been disposable music.
Being critical is not something I like to do. I like to appreciate and inspire.
I have nothing against crossing over, but I don't need to change to cross over.
Reading inspirational and motivational quotes daily is like taking my vitamins.
Loss is the great unifier, the terrible club to which we all eventually belong.
More and more, I see myself as a folk musician, and someone who values context.
But of course it's different now, the blues is no longer blues, it's green now.
I'm hyper-focused on loss. But I know it's just the impermanence of being here.
Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.
My favourite thing to do in any city is just to get lost and go for long walks.
I'm a professional at [drinking], so that's why I've never had scandals before.
I have a hard time getting over an ex. Getting over an ex is just hard, period.
I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
My videos represent the artist in me very well, but not the kind of woman I am.