I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.
I like the feeling that I’m giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.
I’m 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that’s not my world anymore. That doesn’t mean I can’t make music that excites. I think it’s inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack.
I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.
What makes a woman stylish is what she has to say and how she chooses to live her life.
And then there’s all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I’m always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle.
Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.
I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter who they are and what they do.
A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people bow down to them. To me, that’s frightful behaviour.
I think it’s a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more.
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