I was curious and hungry at a young age, and jazz was such a mystery to me, an ocean where you can express yourself in the moment. It represented freedom, it represented wearing wings and going somewhere with music.

The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.

I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively

Welcome to the church of me.

Feminists were psyched that I had armpit hair

I am searching for the truth. Somewhere, it's in the music.

I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.