I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence.

I grew up in a commune where no one considered me female, particularly.

I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die.

Popular music sucks so bad right now.

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth.

Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say.

My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind.