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As I said before, stones to me is meant things that hurt people, things that cause pain and thats what this song is about.
Hygiene is important. You gotta smell good. So ladies, please spray some perfume. Hair gotta be done. You gotta look nice.
It's a guy thing, playing the guitar. Being a female and trying to go to the same auditions as the guys, it's pretty hard.
I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.
When I'm on my own with my camera, taking these pictures, it feels as if I am in a room of my own, a self-contained world.
You're not a rock n' roll person four hours a day or even when you're on stage. It's become the rhythm of your whole life.
I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of intrigues me in the same way.
I am a typical teen who likes to shop, sing karaoke, spend time with family and friends, answer my www.myspace.com e-mails
So much has been written about me, and people don't know what's right and what's wrong. I'd rather let them stay confused.
When I started playing music, people weren't selling 5 million records. That was not the standard; that was not the focus.
I decided early on that I was going to put on my crown and rule my world by acting right and treating myself like a queen.
I did 'Love Letter' and 'Write Me Back,' and those were fun albums for me to do because they took me back to music I love.
I've been singing since I was 8 years old and working in clubs since I was 14. I've been working full time since I was 16.
I was in church a little bit as a very young kid, but, as they say in the South, 'it didnt take.' None of it took with me.
Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.
I come away from a gig thinking, 'Yeah, I'm worth something.' I can still do it and entertain people, and that's worth it.
I asked Bob Dylan to paint the album cover for 'Music from Big Pink.' He said, 'Yeah, let me see what I can come up with.'
The native music of North America, the original-roots music of this country, is also the underworld music of this country.
Right now, with terrorism and poverty and Wall Street and Social Security having problems, nudity should not be the issue.
I could never be a professional comedian, 'cause you have to keep telling the same jokes. For me, they're like word solos.
I don't have any problems on social media. I have the most wonderful fans. I'm the luckiest girl in the world in that way.
I can wear a sexy dress to any red carpet event. My wedding is my chance to go all the way and wear a princess silhouette.
Every song has a bouquet, which is the music. If you can put words with something that is really apt, then you've done it.
Even now I doubt myself. I don't understand what people hear in my voice. I can't hear it myself, if you know what I mean.
I've always thought of myself as a woman who works hard, believes in herself, and wants to accomplish as much as possible.
I have such a respect and fascination for dance. I can be light as air or stay grounded. Dance is really another universe.
I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That's my fatal, absurd nature.
It's something that one expects after 12 years - to be eaten up by the process - but we're still very much on the outside.
I feel like I didn't know who I was when I was 15. I don't feel like you're who you are for life, not even when you're 20.
The Fela Kuti Queens - the band members and wives of the late African musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti - are my fashion icons.
You just have to know that the more successful you get as an artist, the less of a normal life you have. It's a trade-off.
Making art in America is sort of a political statement in and of itself. It's not the best environment for that sometimes.
Love is one of those things that should be so simple. You don't need to think about it and over analyze it when it's good.
Happiness isn't a constant. You get fleeting glimpses. You have to fight for those moments, but they make it all worth it.
I dream about finding an exception and finding someone who would make me believe in love and realize that it can work out.
I try to read as much as I can. I try to read an informative article every day. I try to stay read up on our world issues.
The thing about life is, every time you learn a lesson, another is waiting right at the corner. You never know everything.
Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.
I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.
Most of us fear reaching the end of our life regretting moments when we didn't speak up, say I love you, or say I'm sorry.
Sometimes when relationships end, you write an e-mail and say everything you wish you said. Sometimes you don't push send.
I love to act and put on a show, but you're playing a character all the time. For music, it's really just me being myself.
I want to raise my own baby. I don't want my baby crying for some other strange lady, some nanny. I am not down with that.
When you're in a public profession like I was, and you stop doing it like I did, people think you're either crazy or dead.
I don't envision a very long life for myself. I think my life will run out before my work does. I've designed it that way.
A lot of people perceive women as sexy based on their outer appeal. But there's no way to mistake if a woman is confident.
Petersburg, growing up at home, all by my family and friends, Petersburg really, city-raised me, you know everybody there.
My number one style requirement is to have fun getting dressed. Nothing is too old, expensive, cheap, cute or ugly for me.
The trip had become boring. It wasn't exciting anymore to totally be a singer/songwriter because it wasn't working for me.
I'm a Gemini, so I'm very dual. I love something and I hate it at the same time, so that probably comes out in the lyrics.