If you're retired, it's a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it's not a blessing as all - it's a curse.

You're the Picasso of pain.

I don't care who's on the label, because I have a job to do.

I wasn't interested in fabricating things and altering what I did to make hit records.

I like Lady Gaga because I like that she pushes the envelope.

You shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh.

When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.