Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will object.

Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it's such a pity that we can't show how clever we are.

Artists are going to be the metronome of this society.

Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in secrecy belongs to all of us. Julian Assange took a courageous step by rightfully returning what belongs to the public domain. For that reason, I believe we need to stand behind him.

Marriage is a difficult project. When seven years have passed and all your body's cells have been replaced, you're meant to experience that seven-year itch.

Long, long time ago, I declared that all my works are a form of a prayer/a wish.

If you go back to all my albums, they're all confessional.