I am just the classic person who wants to learn stuff. I want good tutors, and with Kurt I had the best.

I'm not a woman. I'm a force of nature.

How does Macy Gray or Kid Rock not win over Christina Aguilera?

I'm so proud of myself. I worked with anger, with the darkest things in the world.

I never expected I would be connected to the Alpha male as some kind of ancillary object and to this day it mystifies me.

My mentors are people like Cameron Crowe and Carrie Fisher.

Much of my high-jinx have been drug-related. When you're under 30, whatever, but once you're past 40 it's just ugly.