When I was producing on my own, I was doing it in order to - in a very patriarchal entertainment industry, let alone planet - very much hell-bent on trying to prove to myself, if nothing else, that I could…

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At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I...

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just...

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

It's when someone has an agenda of their own for the record that it doesn't...

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that...

I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that...

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money...

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

The thing I always default to is that I'll always be here to write songs.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

And every time I scratch my nails down someone elses back, I hope you feel...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the...

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...

What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a...