Pop music is not a threatening style of music.

There's nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares?

Well you know I've been in that place too where you worry about what everybody thinks of you, am I popular, do people care, are they looking at me, all that stuff. That's a drag, man. Having to worry about fitting in, am I cool enough to ANYTHING.

I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.

Even though everybody's lives are different, in general we're all human beings, and we go through the same things: disappointments, the pleasures of life, life and death. That's always been a really big part of the show to me, making sure the audience feels connected, and that carries through to the album.

Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes.

Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world.