God has more important things to worry about than who I sleep with.

I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response.

Secrets stolen from deep inside....the drum beats out of time

What, do you think that feminism means you hate men?

I don't know many people who don't have somebody in their family who's a part of the gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender community. It's not like they're aliens or outsiders. This is family.

It's that anonymous person who meanders through the streets and feels what's happening there, feels the pulse of the people, who's able to create.

I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot.