If you over-plan, you close the door on possibilities.
What a model of an artist was for me was an artist who worked. Picasso was the ultimate model, because the work ethic he had.
In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.
When you do controversial work, you're going to upset a certain amount of people.
I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.
I've never felt grounded because of my ancestry or my gender. I think until women get away from that they're not going to be great writers.