A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.

We use a Native American tradition of the talking stick. You sit and pass it around and whoever has the stick has to talk. Some people just hold it. Others really share.

I work with youth offenders in LA, I've heard them speak and see how music manipulates them.

I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.

I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.

It's from our sufferings that we form our consciousness.

Everyone has their story. Everyone has issues. You have to face your fears.