I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.

I'm comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it's stretched. Ha ha.

You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.

Life is a song to me.

I think so many people live their whole life in fear and doubt and shame.

Being born was the worse and the first mistake I ever made. The doctor didn't spank me, he just slapped me in the face.

I wanted to be a singer, of course, but there was something about the songwriting, then and now, that is the most important thing. It's how I express myself, how I express how I see things. When I see people struggling with emotions and feelings and don't know how to put it down, I'm able to do that. It's really like a therapy, and it's like a buddy and a friend. It's a way out of a lot of things.