My father had to go to work, I used to think he was a jerk. I didn't know his heart was broken, and not another word was spoken.

Isn't it amazing that there are laws of the universe that you can actually find out about, live your life according to and change the world for the better?

I dare you to read a book this weekend! War and Peace? To Kill a Mocking Bird? Catcher in the Rye? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter? For Whom the Bell Tolls? As i lay Dying? Giovanni's Room? The Bell Jar? These books changed my life. #artforfreedom #rebelheart

I've gone from having a huge fan base to losing a huge fan base to having a kind of fluctuating fan base. I've always had a core of fans who've stuck by me but, depending on the kind of music I do, I end up appealing to certain groups of people and alienating others.

Freedom comes when you learn to let go, creation comes when you learn to say 'no'

Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn't find him stiff at all.

I tried to be a boy, I tried to be a girl, I tried to be a mess.