Kindness to me is only powerful if it has the cruel streak behind it. If someone is kind all the time under all circumstances, they're just simple-minded. Kindness is only worth something if you have the cruel streak to back it up.

Some girls are taught to be sexy.

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.

I was always inventing characters and making up stories.

I wasn't afraid of going places or doing new things. I would do just about anything or go anywhere. I'd get a notion in my mind and just follow it.

I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't change that much.