I don't like rooms you never use or that are wasted space but I also like a sparseness and a cleanness.

I suffered fools so gladly.

In our house we don't use words like "despise" and 'hate,' we say "strongly dislike."

People who listen to them properly don't underestimate them. Unfortunately, there's so much about my career and me that distracts people from the actual content of most of my songs.

Fame is a by-product. It's not a goal. What matters is loving your work and loving what you do

I feel like everybody needs to take a sabbatical and go to Russia and Africa and work in orphanages and really witness true suffering. And then you'll just feel ridiculous for ever complaining about anything. Everybody needs that kind of reality check.

I believe women should own their sexuality and sexual expression.