As a mother, you have that impulse to wish that no child should ever be hurt, or abused, or go hungry, or not have opportunities in life.

To be labeled as a strong woman when you feel vulnerable is a strange place to be, because then you're, like, "Oh, I have to be strong now. But I don't feel strong. I feel alienated. I feel isolated. I feel that things are very surreal, and they're not authentic, and this is all just very overwhelming."

I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It's a projection. It's illusory.

I'm not a saint. I'm not an angel. I'm a human being.

Music is a great vehicle for communications, and I have a certain platform. I have an opportunity and I have to take it.

HIV/AIDS has no boundaries.

When you get to be nearly 60, you do take stock. You don't know what's around the corner.