"I think there's a time as a writer when you want to see the best things in life, and you go out wherever you go with your dreams as a writer or a composer."

"I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me."

"If you have an issue with homosexuality, then it comes to your own fear and your own darkness."

"I usually get myself into situations that cause sparks. I mean I'm a girl that likes the storms. I love feeling alive, I love walking out in the cold in my bare feet and feeling the ice on my toes."

"Women hear rhythm differently than men."

"Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work."

"A woman's two cents worth is worth two cents in the music business."

"The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music."