“Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.”
Humor“I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true.”
Famous“Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.”
Humor“I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.”
Famous“I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change.”
Change“When I'm off the road, my husband and I recharge our batteries. It's a day of deep rest and connection with the spiritual, and that can be anything - going for a walk in nature, being in silence, burning incense.”
Nature“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.”
Success“A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.”
Good“For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee.”
Diet“I've been really enjoying writing articles and writing music and music for movies.”
Movies“America's a very traumatized society.”
Society“What's that line from TS Eliot? To arrive at the place where you started, but to know it for the first time. I'm able to write about a breakup from a different place. Same brokenness. Same rock-bottom. But a little more informed, now I'm older. Thank God for growing up.”
Movingon“My greatest environments in which I can grow, or grow up, is in personal romantic relationships with a man.”
Romantic“It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen.”
Anger“Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it.”
Music“We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.”
Anger“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.”
Power“Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money and the stakes are a lot higher.”
Money“In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.”
Humor“Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.”
Age“My three addictions of choice are food, love and work.”
Food“Music will always be a part of my life. I love music and I don't care how many units I sell.”
Music