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My family fight, that's the way it is. We're not common as muck or anything but we do have a little fight now and then.
I used to keep my Air Jordans icy white. I had one toothbrush for my teeth - and a couple of toothbrushes for my shoes.
I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.
The fact that I get to do what I love and 14 years in, I'm still doing it - I don't know how anything could get better.
I know a lot of artists say, `If you want your song on my record, I get 50 per cent' I'd like to kick them in the face.
The probability of life ever evolving on Earth was slim to none. It's insane that we're all walking around and talking.
I can be chill. That's a side of me that I like. But then, I can also be not so chill. I can get a little stressed out.
I love polished pop music, but stuff like Neil Young's Crazy Horse vibe or Waylon Jennings, that stuff is raw and real.
As far as I'm concerned, my life is just beginning. It's never too late to start over, so this is what I've been doing.
A lot of us are too busy focusing on what we think people want to hear, as opposed to just saying what's in our hearts.
Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?
Our first album was a stupid mistake by the record company. They tried to sell us as an alternative act. A big mistake!
When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do.
I always wanted to make a children's album because you have the freedom to explore so many wonderful topics and sounds.
I was very protective of my father and I didn't like these people who hung around outside all day. They creeped me out.
The period of time just before you awaken is the time I have my most creative thoughts and discover the best solutions.
The power of music is a wonderful thing. It can make us happy, make us cry. It can make us forget and make us remember.
The first album is the prelude to the full story of Luke James. It establishes me as an artist you can look forward to.
I think everything in life comes in threes: heartbreak and all that. You've got to do the full round in order to learn.
Harder is Better! Post work out! Foot in the Ice Bath. A girl has to make a living! #hardcandytoronto. #addictedtosweat
Many people see Eva Peron as either a saint or the incarnation of Satan. That means I definitely can identify with her.
Some girls they like candy and others they like to grind. I'll settle for the back of your hand somewhere on my behind.
In the middle of Mississippi, so many kinds of music came, but it was Nashville and country music that pulled my heart.
I think topical songwriting is a real gift, and it's hard not to be pedantic and show up with the sledgehammer message.
The streets respect me because I kept it real with me. You gotta be real with yourself, and the streets recognize game.
There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.
I have a long history of being told I have no rhythm, and of people saying 'I've heard chickens sing better than that'.
You can say something stupid with an incredible heartfelt sentiment and for some reason, it might be insanely powerful.
After two years in the songwriting world, I wrote 'All About That Bass.' L.A. Reid heard it and signed me as an artist.
There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.
It's the closest to death I have ever been. The chemotherapy takes you as far down into hell as you've ever, ever been.
I have a very strong opinions about health and our responsibility to our own health, and I will always say what I feel.
I like my lyrics to feel conversational and truthful, as if we're having real talk. I don't really like generic lyrics.
I love animals because all they really want from you is love. Too bad that's even too much to ask for from some people.
Quantitative methods are no more synonymous with objectivity than qualitative methods are synonymous with subjectivity.
I really wanted to speak English because I started touring the world, and I wanted to communicate with people directly.
I don't have children, but I imagine if parents are really pushed on the subject, they probably have favorite children.
I feel the best part of my job is meeting my fans at my shows and seeing their faces when I'm singing to them on stage.
Working with Tesco has been such an interesting avenue to go down that I'm keen to find other avenues to release music.
I'm not a particularly healthy eater. But I am 100 per cent fit and healthy and I am the right weight for my body type.
If people go into music with the idea of competing with other artists, then they're doing it for all the wrong reasons.
Because my musical training has been limited, I've never been restricted by what technical musicians might call a song.
I definitely don't feel like I'm 71. I feel like I did when I was - between 30 and 40. The body ages. The mind doesn't.
I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think.
The last person I'd date is some rich kid who's had everything handed to her on a plate. Give me a normal girl any day.
Acting has always been a passion of mine, so any opportunity that allows me to do that is definitely of interest to me.
I love film, and I think it's so important for kids to be educated about films and real life subjects that films cover.
At school I had a really hard time being a guitar player. It’s like being a male ballerina in a way. It’s not the norm.
Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
I always thought 'Stump' was kind of like, you dropped something on your foot. It's not the most exotic rock-star name.