To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.

I finished 'Beautiful Creature,' and I felt somewhat unfulfilled. I felt like this other side of me needed to be released. Some of the songs I left off the album weren't intense enough to be what I wanted. They weren't hard enough.

People are complex. I'm just showing my complexity.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.