The instrument that I never learned how to play was my fans. You know, they are the part of the story that nobody teaches you. I just want to do the right thing; I want to be a voice with them, among them.

I never wanted to look pretty on stage and sing about something we've all heard about before.

The blurring of fantasy and reality is something that the Japanese herald in their life, in their day-to-day commercialism.

I can't even drive a car. I don't have a driver's license. I have a rented apartment in New York. That's it. When I travel, I have almost all of my possessions with me. That's how little I own.

My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.

I went to a lovely school, and I got an incredible education. And I actually think that my education is what really sets me apart, 'cause I'm very smart.

I want a baby from an Italian - possibly Sicilian - donor.