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When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.
Little known fact, or not a little known fact actually - that Prince is a Gemini.
Doing the Yumi cmapign has shown me lots of different looks I'd not tried before.
I don't normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.
I'm not one to go down that road to say I have some kind of social consciousness.
Paisley offered me and my family a life, way back, and it has continued to do so.
I had no proof that I had the stuff to be an artist, though I hungered to be one.
I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf.
He found it was as easy to hurl beauty as anything else. (On Robert Mapplethorpe)
When you do controversial work, you're going to upset a certain amount of people.
I toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd as a solo artist, many years ago. I love those guys.
Week before that, I was out in Italy Italian heart-throbs could not get rid of me
Being a Jehovah's Witness, I don't celebrate birthdays or holidays. I don't vote.
I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist.
All I really need is a song in my heart, food in my belly, and love in my family.
I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.
I'm a real goof-ball deep down. It's always been my thing to make people like me.
I mix my fragrances with body oils - I love body oils, so that's my little trick.
There is an extraordinary collaborative spirit when you are learning and growing.
I create the music, and if this artist could complement this record, I reach out.
I had such a great upbringing in Puerto Rico, and it was just a very normal life.
Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.
I feel like I'm on the precipice - just seeing a better version of me coming out.
What does civilization mean to you, and what would its ending bring to the world?
I'm someone who has always been very stubborn and strong-willed. I never gave up.
My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
You just have to play it cool. You don't want everyone to know you're an amateur.
I felt like there were so many talented people who should be getting what I have.
It was hard to work and work and work and not get your music played on the radio.
I like writing different types of music. I don't like being stuck into one thing.
I'm a boots girl. I always wear boots. They only look better when they get dirty.
I feel like I was 30 when I was 17, and I decided to get married and have a baby.
My son has one parent who's 50. I want him to have a family of young people, too!
I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.
Woody Guthrie was what folks who don't believe in anything would call an anomaly.
I'm used to writing stories with a beginning a middle and an end in four minutes.
I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie.
I do not want the things I do to be easy and predictable. I want them to be real.
I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.
I didn't graduate from college, so I might as well be on Atlantic Records, right?
That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.
Just keep doing 'you', and being who you are and doing what feels natural to you.
We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.
Every single one of us has a few months here or there that feel like dark months.
You can never forget the people who were always there for you from the beginning.
I love my fans, I could not be able to do it without you and I would not be here.
Most of the time, songs that I write end up being finished in 30 minutes or less.
I write songs that are like diary entries. I have to do it in order to feel sane.
Even if something really hurt you, if it made you feel something it was worth it.