I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.
When I was a young girl, I'd love giving book reports.
I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf.
I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.
If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate.
Nothing will stifle your human evolution more than fame and fortune.
I'd just make sure with anything I say I know what I'm talking about.
My style says, 'Look at me, don't look at me.'
I've always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a kid, I had a sailor shirt and the same old corduroy pants, and that's what I wanted to wear everyday.
People have the power to redeem the work of fools.
I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me.
I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it.
I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible.
I just do my work, and I work every day, and my ambition is just to do something better than I last did.
Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris.
I was quite an insomniac. I rarely slept as a child. Having God to talk to at night was nice.
People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything.
I was raised in rural south Jersey, and there was no culture there. There was a small library, and that was it. There was nothing else.
The thing is that as you grow through life, the pursuit of art and the pursuit of new ideas, all these things keeps your mind elastic.
What I wanted in life always was to write something as good as 'Pinocchio.' I wanted to write. I wanted to evolve. I wanted to grow.
My mission is to stay healthy and productive and serve as a good example.
Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.
The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.
You can't carve up the world. It's not a pie.
I felt alien my whole life, but I didn't feel alien because of my gender. Other people made me aware of my gender.
When I did 'Horses,' I never expected to make another album.
As a citizen, hopefully I'm humanist. As an artist, I'm free.
