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.

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.

Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It's harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next.

My mom has always wished me a daughter just like me.

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.

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.

My mom never wanted to be a grandmom. She never wanted to be a mom, really.

I wanted to do it my way with my career, and I had this arrogant notion that people weren't just interested in my music but me as a person. That was my bit of arrogance, I guess. That's something I learned from Madonna. I was a fan right from the first time I heard 'Holiday.'

The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.

I always wrote poetry as a teenager and it was always so dark, but it made me feel good to get it out.

My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'

I sing my life. It's like I'm having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they're there for that - whether it's to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone.

I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person.