I'm a female but I have a masculine side and I'm not going to negate that part of myself.

You can live with almost any condition if you're living within a community of people who can share a common understanding.

The music industry has always been a beast, which would eat you up and spit you out.

I knew that I wanted to be a singer/songwriter when I was much younger and, um, I've been able to, you know, to realize that dream and I'm very pleased with that...I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry...Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion-very powerful emotions.

You have to be quite grounded, and I don't know what that is. Sometimes, that means being vulnerable.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice.