quotes
"Feminism is limited. Listen, I can drag a man's balls across the country better than a man can. I run my own publishing company. I run my own lable. I was the youngest student ever at the Peabody Conservatory. I was a musician first. I held my own with the bad boys that can play their asses off. I wasn't just the girl singer. But I don't want to have to play it better than a man. That's what makes me puke. I just want to play it like it is."
"People are hardest on themselves. Vicious. Mad. To feel compassion for others, you have to feel compassion for yourself--somehow. Read, become self-aware, honor your body, be committed to tending your soul. Pick up books that inspire you. One of my favorites is "Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche" by Robert Johnson."
"If all young people would start listening to their own voice instead of saying what adults say or whatever MTV dictates, this would be a whole different planet."
"Pretty is never beautiful."
"Once you get to know sad...she's got some sweet little dresses, you know?"
"Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes."
"Somebody will come backstage and go, 'You saved me.' And I have to go, 'Stop right there. You saved yourself.' "
"I'm an acquired taste--I'm anchovies, and not everybody wants those hairy little things. If I was potato chips, I could go a lot more places, but I'm not."
"Yeah, I do write about stuff I'm going through, but I think you've got to find a giggle somewhere in stuff that would scare the poop outta ya. That's what fascinates me."
"Men have periods too, they just don't bleed..."
"Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about."
"If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself."
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