I never stopped writing about what was actually going on in my life. There's nothing to hide.

Everything I do, I do it for somebody I've never met before, something in the great beyond. That's my primary relationship, really, is with something divine. I feel a connection as real with that as I've ever had with anybody on this earth.

You fit me better than my favorite sweater.

Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer, life imitates art.

A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.

I just look for someone who makes me feel like life is an exciting opportunity and, you know, just like to be alive.

I wish I could escape into some alter-ego, just so I could feel more comfortable onstage.