In other words, let's give our young women the right weapons to fight with as they charge naked into battle, instead of ordering them to get back in the house and put some goddamn clothes on.

I feel an extraordinary amount of sympathy for anybody working at a major label right now because their lives are over.

For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.

I think I can define my entire life, virtuosity and business philosophy down to the core fundamental that I absolutely hate being told what to do. But like any artist or any human being out there, I desperately want to be loved, and I spend my entire life trying to balance those two facts.

There's something advantageous about being a woman in rock versus, say, a woman in chemistry or construction. There's definitely a built-in sexism across the board, but I think you're afforded a degree of freedom in rock because, historically, the rules have been flexible.

When we really see each other, we want to help each other.

If I were a guy, it would be, you know, just a different set of problems I have to carry along.