Some songs you get. Some songs you may not. And I think that's the beauty of art: to question and to ask, to understand the deeper meaning after two or three or four listenings.

Perfection is often the enemy of greatness.

When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.

Even if it makes others comfortable, I will LOVE who I am

Part of what my music represents is to stand up and be the voice of those who feel like they are not heard and want to be treated with respect regardless of race, color, orientation - android, cyborg, whatever.

Redefine what it means to be sexy and what it means to be a woman. Showing my skin is not what makes me sexy. I like skirts and dresses just like everyone else, but I had a message I needed to put out there. It was up to me to show people and young girls there was another way.

Don’t get high off praises, and don’t get too low on critiques.