I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not going to know the difference.

If Americans thought music and art belonged together, they wouldn't have the Grammys.

Now I know I'll never be numb again. A mother is condemned to feel everything forever. And I'm finally afraid, condemned to fear everything forever. But that makes sense: feel someone else's pain, feel someone else's everything.And he's my baby, so everything's okay.

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

I don't have the inclinations that other people seem to have as far as the business is concerned.

I felt like it was a great secret when I found out that I could be in my 30s.

Men are allowed to write songs about people and women are allowed to write songs about women