It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution - real girl's talk.

Tomorrow, I might be in a different mood and you wouldn't recognize my voice.

I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they're not alone.

I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.

When I choose material for an album all these songs I grew up with pour into my head.

How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it

My name sounds French but that's just a stage name.