Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way I earn my living is as a performing artist.

I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman.

There is no magic person out there, no perfect human being out there waiting for you.

I'm a very private person, and when I leave the stage, I leave the stage.

I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for them.

Three-quarters of the world’s population doesn’t have enough to eat!

If I have to, I can do anything.