Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it.

I realized that it's my own fault that people take advantage of me. I should be around people who cherish my talents, my health, my time. I'm not a pawn for anyone's future business. I'm an artist. I deserve better than to be loyal to people who only believe in me because I make money.

My apartment is my stage, and my bedroom is my stage - they're just not stages you're allowed to see.

Love is an interesting thing. Perhaps I've never been in love before - I don't really know? I think I have. I guess it's subjective in that way.

My friends joke that I’m dead until I get onstage. I’m dead right now as you’re speaking to me.

Writing a record is like dating a few men at once. You take them to the same restaurants to see if they measure up, and at some point you decide who you like best.

I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need.