I have always been attracted to the bleaker aspects of life. I love drama.

When you are 18, 19, 20, you're used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.

I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor.

When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn't want any rich man.

The equipment you've got really dictates what you're going to do. When I started touring, there were no monitors, so I had to take the sound from the hall, and of course it was on a delay, so I would sing, and then I would hear it back, but later. It was very weird.

I do sometimes think I could have done without the drugs actually; that was a waste of time, and a huge risk. But then again, there's nothing I can change, so in a way regret is pointless.

I think it's a great shame that America stopped being a republic and became an empire.