I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night.

Why do babies starve /When there's enough food to feed the world /Why when there's so many of us /Are there people still alone

Words don't come easily, like forgive me.

I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in.

I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.

Men are able to sustain a career into their 50s and 60s and still present themselves as sex symbols. With women, on the other hand, people say, 'Why doesn't she retire?'

There's a power in words. There's a power in being able to explain and describe and articulate what you know and feel and believe about the world, and about yourself.