I never thought, "I'm going to be an artist". When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist", which is true.

I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.

The only way you can better John is by copying him exactly.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

Rather than deal with problems in relationships, I've always moved on. That's why I'm one of the very few survivors as a woman, you know.

I'm not going to doubt my life.

The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.