My issue with the state of women became incredibly stimulated when I was visiting developing countries and it became obvious that women bore the brunt of so many things in society.

I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance.

The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users.

There is a big difference between what I do onstage and what I do in my private life. I don't put my living room on magazine pages.

It's not fair to compare one artist to another because they all come with their own sort of elements to the picnic, you know.

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

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.