When you trust people to help you, they often do.

When you're afraid of someone's judgment, you can't connect with them. You're too preoccupied with the task of impressing them.

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

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.

On many days, harder than the act of making the art itself is the act of sharing it and living in a culture that you know is built to tear you down.

When you connect with people, they want to help you.

I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. Unlocked. Shared and spread. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them.