Green is a label for a certain attitude to life, a certain kind of respect that one might have for the very source of things that we take for granted.

I'm passionate about everything, actually. I'm passionate about life.

HIV/AIDS has no boundaries.

There was a time when I looked to other people for recognition, because I didn't have enough confidence to trust my own judgment. Now I'm not looking for reassurance, because I realize how fickle people are. My own strength is the best I can have.

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

Fashion is temporary; fashion is a race. What it's doing is giving you something that you say, "This is the outer wrapping of me." Style is something else. It's not quantifiable. Fashion is about selling. Fashion is about what's in. Style is independent of that; style is individual.

Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.