All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room and shot my fear in the face.

We wanted to make something that sounded perfect because of the quality of the emotion...the honesty.

It's been a very remarkable year, and I feel very blessed. I lived an isolated lifestyle before the media. I lived a life of solitude and loyalty and commitment to my work. I just don't prioritize my life in the same way that other people do. The only thing that matters is my music and my performance.

Some of us wear the mask prouder than others.

Women are strong and fragile. Women are beautiful and ugly. We are soft spoken and loud, all at once.

love is just a history that they may prove and when your gone ill tell them my religion is you

I'm perpetually lonely.