Rebel Heart changed everything. First of all, it drove me insane - and made me feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety. It made me second guess everything, because suddenly I thought, 'Oh god, everyone's heard all these demos.'

I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

My mother died when I was five, and all I did was sit and cry. I cried and cried and cried all day, until the neighbors went away.

I could bring you so much pleasure, erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body.

Fame gets you in the door but it doesn't keep you in the room.

I didn't really give a sh** what's going on in the rest of the world. I just didn't. I just wanted to focus on me, me, me, my career, my life, just me - blinders.