I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

All of my role models, whether it was the disciples, or John the Baptist or Arthur Rimbaud, slept under the stars.

I could have a job as a teacher because I like talking in front of people.

Both of them were ahead of their time, but they didn't live long enough to see the time they were ahead of.

I love being alive. I like being a human being.

We all make choices. Believe me, I would like to write the hit of the world. It's not like I have any desire to be in the shadows. My vision isn't marketing. Some people want to sell 6 million albums. There's nothing wrong with that. It's just not what I do. I'd rather look at a piece of work and say it's great rather than it's successful.

I'm estranged from social media and I don't really deal with it. I tried to work on a website and it took up all my time. People wanted me to have a Twitter account and I spent the whole day figuring out what would be the first message. I still haven't wrapped my head around it.