I want my fans to know I'm there for them. I want them to see every part of me. I am never going to leave them.

I don't feel like I look like the other perfect little pop singers. I think I'm changing what people think is sexy.

She [my mother] said, "You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans." She helped me understand my own feelings. When someone has pulled the wool over my eyes, I feel that they have pulled the wool over the eyes of millions of fans around the world. She helped me to forgive. You can't force people to have the same world consciousness and awareness as you do.

In case you're wondering whether I lip synch, the answer is no... people think so because I sound so good.

If you don't feel safe as a child, you can't learn.

I don't know that my schooling was conducive to wild ideas and creativity, but it gave me discipline, drive. They taught me how to think. I really know how to think.

People ask me why I wear veils. I reply, I am mourning. Mourning what? Well I figure something shitty must be going on somewhere.