All men are created equal and all women are created equal as well, but [equality] seems much clearer when it comes to race issues. In the realms of man/woman, man/man, woman/woman love, it seems all up for grabs now. We are exploring so much, but I think we gotta go for the fight for all equality first.

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack.

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.