I learned a woman is never an old woman.

Once I got the open tunings for some reason, I began to get the harmonic sophistication that I heard that my musical fountain inside was excited by. Once I got some interesting chords to play with, my writing began to come.

They used to laugh at me when I refused to ride on all those double decker buses, all because there was no driver on the top.

I don't know how to sell out. If I tried to sell out I don't think I could.

My parents told me I'd point to a bed of flowers and say 'Pink. Pretty,' before I knew any other words.

People were very protective of me. Overly so. I was in the industry for a long time before I had any idea of what drugs people were doing.

It's in my stars to invent; I was born on Madame Curie's birthday. I have this need for originals, for innovation. That's why I like Charlie Parker.