Artists are able to do well in the political arena because of fame, if only they can educate themselves.

Every straight man I know is a feminist. They wouldn't be my friends if they weren't.

Ten minutes before you go onstage and you begin singing that torchy blues song, you may just be drinking a glass of water and brushing your teeth and doing some deep breathing.

I do use reality because I want my work to feel real, I want it to feel heartfelt. I don't want to make it up and have it sound corny or unrelatable.

The line is very delicate and fine between being what one might call sane or insane, well or unwell.

To me, the housewife who puts her teacups unwashed in the sink because her husband won't wash them, is political. Every act is political: the things you do, as well as the things you omit doing; the things you refuse to do; the things you fail to do; the things you say, as well as the things you don't say.

Artists are able to do well in the political arena because of fame, if only they can educate themselves.