I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album cover, I buy it if I like the name of the band, anything that sparks my imagination. I still like to go to record stores, I like to just wander around and I'll buy whatever catches my attention.

The marriage-equality issue should be recognized for what it truly is - a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law.

At the end of every hard day, people find some reason to believe.

The different social forces that affected my parents' lives or my friends' lives or I saw around me became essential for me to write about.

Your legs were heaven, your breasts were the alter, your body was the holy land.

You can hide beneath the covers and study your pain, make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain. Waste your summer praying in vain, for a savior to rise from these streets.

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous.