It's funny when people say they see a lot of Madonna in me. I just feel so flattered because I love her and I am just her biggest fan. She is very strong. I love the way she does interviews -you know you won't get anything past her.

Sexuality is half poison and half liberation. What’s the line? I don’t have a line.

Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses because we were born this way.

I thought equality was non-negotiable.

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

I write music every day.

I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, "It's OK to be sad." I've been trained to love my darkness.