I try to stay away from talking about boys all the time. You can go to Taylor Swift to hear that.

The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.

Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.

I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period.

Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.

Popularity comes and goes. You need to know who you are, what you stand for, and why you're here.

To me, the whole process of being a brush stroke in someone else's painting is a little difficult

I've always been under scrutiny. But I used to just not really pay attention to what people said.

Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe.

Do I have to change my name, will it get me far? Should I lose some weight, am I gonna be a star?

I'm angry. Yes, I am outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.

The weird thing was that Soft Cell was supposed to have come and gone before I started the album.

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

I'm serious about the music, but I'm not serious about the fantasy. It's no big deal being on TV!

Fake it, fake your confidence until it's real. I think it's a good way to live most of your life.

I'm trying to solidify a long-term career, because I have no other skills and no other abilities.

I feel that people in Europe are different from Americans - I think your soul is a little deeper.

If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.

I love coffee. It's one of my favorite things in the world, and I love tasting different coffees.

I like loud electric guitars because I like how you can just lose your entire being in the sound.

Playing an old record doesn't interest me at all. It's exactly the opposite of what I want to do.

Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

You know, don't judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one.

They scream, they cry, they love, they support, they defend, they listen. My fans are everything.

I think justice is important because there are many injustices in the world and I hate injustice.

Planet Earth, gentle and blue With all my heart, I love you. Dancing the Dream by Michael Jackson

To me, being a classical snob in the highest possible way and being an indie snob is just as bad!

I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist.

I was trying to convince myself I could learn to be gay - but no. That's one of my great regrets.

I love the Girls Aloud songs and get messages from fans asking to hear them performed live again.

I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.

You learn so much from competition you gain confidence every time you have to step up and perform

My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.

People do look at it as an insult that I say I don't listen to country music, which cracks me up.

Live your life with arms wide open. Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten.

Singing is my passion and something that I still love to do and Im always going to want to do it.

I love Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and The Supremes, because I'm kind of old-school at heart.

Making music makes me feel vulnerable in the best possible way. It gives me a feeling of balance.

I had this weird, nomadic little tent with a rug over it, like a booth where I'd sing the vocals.

There's a whole bunch of other young parents that are just like me. I need to be a great example.

I told my mom I wanted to buy roses for my teachers so I'm pretty sure my son'll be that way too.

God wants us to delight in living His purpose for us, which is why our passion plays a huge part!

Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'

Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.

You can't work on that scale without trust. I learned that from working with Robert Mapplethorpe.

I like my time on earth. And no matter what kind of cards I've been dealt, I'm happy to be there.

My siblings were a bit younger than me, and I was always entertaining them and making up stories.

It's me who is my enemy Me who beats me up Me who makes the monsters Me who strips my confidence.

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.

All things must end, and they do! You're only stuck in a place if you choose to stay stuck there.

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