Sometimes I'm more true when I'm up onstage than I'm able to be in my regular life. It's not as exciting to be at home, but I've got to learn how to make that work, and then I will be an ordinary woman.

The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.

I have been really heartened by how much coverage there has been about inequality of pay across the board, between the entertainment industry and almost every industry worldwide. And just the problem of young women not getting an education, not being able to have an equal position in the cultures all around the world.

I'm happy to have been a positive influence.

The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.

I made my first album, and I guess it wasn't a fluke, because now I'm on my 16th.

Some people are caricatures of themselves, and some people keep people coming back and keep themselves growing. Otherwise, the fans would get bored.