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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And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I...

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...

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

I'll keep evolving and put that into my songs.

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY...

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 love songs that are very autobiographical.

I love songs that are very autobiographical.

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

I was born in '74, so I missed out on all the great early '60s...

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I...

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I...

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 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.

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.

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then...

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then...

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...

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I...

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...

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as...

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...

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...