I don't take myself as seriously as some people think, and I'd hate anyone to think I was preaching. That's the last thing I want.

I used to be obsessed about how I presented myself. I didn't want other people dressing me because I didn't want to be treated like a clothes horse.

I think it takes a lot to put oneself in a place where, you know, that thing about "Feel the fear and do it anyway." You wonder what the driving force is that makes you want to do that and not just stay in a safer place.

I want people to understand me as a person with views, not just performing songs.

You're never quite sure where the song is going, because you might not find the word to rhyme with the end of the line. You have to find associative meaning to get you there. So it's rather like doing a crossword puzzle backwards. A kind of strange, three-dimensional, abstract crossword puzzle.

I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf.

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