There's a fundamental disconnection in society in the way we live, this way we live that we take so for granted, and we've become very separate from one another and we don't really take lot of time to realize that. And the math is overwhelming to the point of despair, but the answers could be so simple.

Art is food for the soul, and an artistic climate is a healthy climate because it breeds empathy.

I make the music that I want to make and make the show that I want to make. If you like it, you come. If you don't like it, you don't have to.

Nobody ever sees me. Thank you.

I draw the line at letting people into my songwriting cave. To me, that's where the alchemy happens and where the mystery is.

In both the art and the business worlds, the difference between the amateurs and the professionals is simple: The professionals know they're winging it. The amateurs pretend they're not.

I think a good role model has to be sexy. Real, empowered, self-possessed women are sexy. When you're really in control of your choices, your mood, your body, and your opinions, people find you sexy.