Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women's rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what's going on in Africa - it stops us from thinking in general.

There are 50 new tabloids every year, and I'm in them, and I read them, and I do stupid things.

Why do we fall in love so easy, even when it's not right?

When I first appeared, people couldn't figure out whether I was gay, straight, black, white or whatever, and I loved that. I loved the fact it scares people.

Carey's had though times as well, so between the two of us, it's perfect

I'm about to make people forget about Madonna.

We're not broken, just bent, and we can learn to love again.