What I do is I write mainly about very personal and rather lonely feelings, and I explore them in a different way each time. You know, what I do is not terribly intellectual. I'm a pop singer for Christ's sake. As a person, I'm fairly uncomplicated.

Comfort comes into your house first as guest, then as a host, then finally as the master.

Why bother choosing a certain chair? Because that chair says something about you.

I'd rather stay here with all the madmen than perish with the sadmen roaming free.

Style is about the choices you make to create the aspects of civilization that you wish to uphold.

Rebel, rebel, you've torn your dress. Rebel, rebel, your face is a mess. Rebel, rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so.

Every time I've made a radical change it's helped me feel buoyant as an artist