Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don't really have a lot of time for activism.

In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.

I don't think feminism is about the exclusion of men but their inclusion... we must face and address those issues, especially to include younger men and boys.

Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.

The inner world is very potent for me - I don't ascribe to any God or Jesus or Buddha - I just have a sense of it and revere it along with the natural world and human consciousness.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.