Even the paradise of fools is not an unpleasant abode while it is inhabitable.
I'll perform all the way to the grave.
I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place.
There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing over and over and over.
I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.
I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada.
Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.
Human life consists of doing certain things. . . to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects that interest me and there freedom of speech comes into it.
I recorded this album in a windowless room in Brooklyn by myself. I think Chamber of Reflection sums the album up better than Salad Days to tell you the truth.
I wouldn't mind being labeled as "angry," if it wasn't used once again to denigrate and belittle.
The most profound things are inexpressible.