I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.

Ps. I am pretty certain Beyonce doesn't need you fighting any battles on her account. Seems like she's got everything covered perfectly well on her own.

Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me.

My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made such a beautiful corpse that we had an open casket.

You know, it doesn’t matter how beautiful you are, if you don’t have anything interesting to say, then you’re still boring.

No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me.

I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack.