It's a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!

The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It's a completely different way to get entertainment.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can't stop it.

You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.

Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.

I've always said that people have unrealistic expectations.