We all come from women, and there's something extraordinary about the mothers who raised us.

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

Poor countries are being forced to deal with an unprecedented health crisis without the means to tackle it . Governments can only show how seriously they are taking this crisis by taking immediate action to provide four million extra health workers and to grant those in need access to affordable medicines.

I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.

Twerking is not feminism. Thats what I’m referring to. It’s not — it’s not liberating, it’s not empowering. It’s a sexual thing that you’re doing on a stage; it doesn’t empower you. That’s my feeling about it.

I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.

I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me.