I'm the original hunter-down-of-fabulous-things. Twenty years ago I sat down and decided that I would create a really wonderful image, an unforgettable image. And now I'm kind of stuck with it. It's like when I don't wear my fringy, gypsy stuff, people kind of look at me like, 'What's wrong?

What has Rock and Roll ever done for us? Everything.

I will always play "Stand Back" anyway. And Prince will always he standing behind me every time I do.

Singing is the love of my life, but I was ready to give it all up because I couldn't handle people talking about how fat I was.

That is the saddest thing: He [Prince] always thought I would die of a drug overdose, and here it happens he dies of an accidental overdose.

I keep all my poems in my journals and lock them away. They are the start of everything.

My life is a testament to believing that if you want something you can make it happen.