Because of my Portuguese heritage, I have an interest in all of the instrumentation that comes from Portugal and Brazil as well.

You can have the best of intentions and think you're doing the right thing but you fall down when you're going against your own instinct.

All of the women in music business understand that. They're fighting in a misogynist world. That's why they wear some elements of their femininity and have to blend it in with masculinity... it's a kind of protection. Somebody like Madonna is strong but soft. You have to be that way in this business.

I don't really believe in good and evil. I never had. I think it's enabled me to open my mind.

I remember attaching a wire clothing hanger to the antenna of my radio in my bedroom, so I could get the frequency and get that station and listen to the top 10 every night.

In our world, it's a big deal when you have a favourite collaborator and share them.

Girls like to see girls dressed up like princesses occasionally. Guys don”t really care, they just want to get the clothes off.