It will not fall away. Man cannot judge it. For art sings of God, and ultimately belongs to Him.

I think its very important that we enjoy our life, that we get everything we can out of it.

I can't bear working with a click track, we're not click track people. But for "Mercy Is ..." we all got in one mind because the song is delicate; it's not a song that showcases a vocal or some virtuoso.

The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication.

It got to the point where I started hiding because I didn't want to be photographed. (On living with Robert Mapplethorpe)

My mission is to communicate, to wake people up, to give them my energy and accept theirs. We're all in it together, and I respond emotionally as a worker, a mother, an artist, and a human being with a voice. We all have a voice. We have the responsibility to exercise it, to use it.

Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday.