My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.

And I'm not even just talking artists, every single person in this nation has the right to be themselves, live life go team go. I love you Canada, thank you so much.

I wanted to write songs that would play themselves on stage, songs that sweep you through their current.

I'm proud that I was one of the first ones out, singing loud and proud.

I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer.

I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.