I've always been opposed to groups. I can't believe the doctrine of group is going to work for every single person within the group.

I don't want someone coming in and passing judgment on my life.

I think bravery is when you're willing to really put yourself on the line and maybe lose out, financially - and be able to say exactly what motivates you and what inspires you and what you find completely unacceptable in humanity and in culture.

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

Madonnas got one big choice. Take a couple of years off and become a human being.

... coming to a place like Nashville, which is just music music music, it's always been such an influence on me. And there are so many interesting songwriters out there, and it's such a crazy business and so many people are trying to do it, and it's all right there in Nashville.

In the late '60s and '70s, when feminism was on the up sweep, there was an awareness of things that we're losing again.