I began to go to concerts when I was 12 years old. And I would stand there, the small imp that I was, and I would expect the world to be laid before me by these artists, and in some cases it was. So when I climbed onto the stage, I always imagined that I was singing to somebody who was similar to how I had been.

All of us, ultimately, we're not that interesting, when it comes down to it.

My childhood is streets upon streets upon streets upon streets. Streets to define you and streets to confine you, with no sign of motorway, freeway or highway.

It begins in the heart...and it hurts when it's true. It only hurts because it's true.

This world, I am afraid, is designed for crashing bores.

I've always assumed there's a dark river flowing beneath my fans' desires.

Women don't go to war to kill other women. Wars and armies and nuclear weapons are essentially heterosexual hobbies.