I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It's either absolutely love or absolutely can't-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds.
In the late '90s, R&B was dominant in the radio, and the white kids were taking it mainstream.
You can't move mountains by whispering at them.
Beautiful has never been my goal.
My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did, she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me.
Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses.
Consumerism diverts us from thinking about women's rights, it stops us from thinking about Iraq, it stops us from thinking about what's going on in Africa - it stops us from thinking in general.
I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about.
Loads of my friends are lesbians, and it really annoys me that gay people aren't allowed to get married in most parts of America. I'd go on a march for gay rights any time.
I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way.
My mom never wanted to be a grandmom. She never wanted to be a mom, really.
Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.
For me, there is only love and fear.
There are 50 new tabloids every year, and I'm in them, and I read them, and I do stupid things.
