Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.

Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.

The boats outside the window were always still I wondered if one of them would take me to the ocean.

I don't think you make a choice to be an artist. There was no decision for me. I've been expressing myself this way since I can remember.

Some people don't listen to my music because they say that I am an artist. And some don't want to go to my gallery shows, because they say I am a musician.

To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.

The amazing thing is that we could live in the world together peacefully, feed the world, shelter the world. We have that capability both spiritually and technologically.