Men and women are different. I don't think men grow a brain until 26 or even 30. Girls mature a lot quicker.

The '80s was a really creative and brave period. Remember, it was a period of ultraconservatism, and so you needed brave people to push ahead like that.

I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea.

I wouldn't record any song that I didn't like.

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

When you become famous, they don't give you a handbook.

You know, I do speak the Queens English. It's just the wrong Queens that's all. It's over the 59th Street Bridge. It's not over the Atlantic Ocean.