Musician

In the face of patriarchy, it is a brave act indeed for both men and women to embrace, rather than shame or attempt to eradicate, the feminine.

Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it's a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren't steeled for; they're not prepared for the degree to which people define them.

I like to make pasta with puttanesca sauce and arugula salad.

My greatest achievement is being able to write records that are real snapshots of what's going on in my life. I won't repeat myself for the sake of commerce, or to please other people.

Apa pun yang saya lakukan harus berhubungan langsung dengan musik saya. Jika tidak, saya tidak benar-benar melihat gunanya.

Alpha men are very turned on by the alpha woman, really high chemistry, really fun to work with, probably really fun to have affairs with, but there's not sustainable harmony in that lack of complement. There can only be one person in the driver's seat.

I think a beautiful quality that's a biological, hormonal imperative for women, whether they have children or not, is that we're built to be empathic. For me, it was finally being maternal in an appropriate way instead of trying to mommy ex-boyfriends.

In LA, where I live, it's all about perfectionism. Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women.

Saya mencoba untuk tidak menonjolkan diri secara umum. Bukan dengan seni saya, tapi sebagai pribadi.

I didn't have high self-esteem when I was a teen-ager, as I think most teen-agers don't.

Saya melakukannya karena saya memilihnya. Dan jika tidak berhasil, saya bisa membuat perubahan.

I'm excited about there being more of a sisterhood these days. Back in the '90s there was a lot of hate - the women I looked up to as artists were dissing me! It's not so patriarchal these days - there's more love and a lot less hate!

I make up new lyrics to well-known lullabies. Mostly because I don't actually know a lot of the lyrics.

I am a firm believer that one way to become enlightened is to be so relaxed, as relaxed as you possibly can be.

I've just always felt it's an incredibly empowering thing, particularly for young women, to capitalize on their coordination and their strength. It's a very empowering thing to feel strong in your body.

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.

My message to anyone who's afraid that they can't write music when they're happy is 'Just trust the passion.' The passion can write a lot of things.

In the past, I had workaholic issues.

America's a very traumatized society.

I was motivated by just thinking that if you had all this external success that everyone would love you and everything would be peaceful and wonderful.