You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.

He had total love in his eyes when he performed. He was the total androgenous beauty. I would practice Elvis in front of the mirror when I was twelve or thirteen years old.

It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.

I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society.