I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.
My parents didn't hide reality. I watched cartoons and the news with equal fascination.
Even the most Bush-happy, flag suckling jack-arse knows deep-down inside that something is wrong. America is over and everyone knows it. The New World Order has a dying empire odor and changing the channel ain't going to make this go away.
Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question. The happiness you have demanded is now mandatory.
If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve.
I enjoy getting people angry and getting underneath their skin, especially people who don't think.
Heavy Metal is the most conservative of all loud music. Let's face it, not even a gym teacher could get as many people to dress alike.
I listen to the things people want out of love these days and they blow my mind. I go to the pub with the boys from the squad and listen while they explain, with minute precision, exactly what shape a woman should be, what bits she should shave how, what acts she should perform on which date and what she should always or never do or say or want; I eavesdrop on women in cafes while they reel off lists of which jobs a man is allowed, which cars, which labels, which flowers and restaurants and gemstones get the stamp of approval, and I want to shout, Are you people out of your tiny minds?
When we venture in that unfamiliar sea, we trust blindly in those who guide us, believing that they know more than we do.
I've done a number of studies with speed dating and Match. com and what's interesting is that you know we still walk into a speed dating event, you know, thinking about what it is we're looking for in a mate and so you ask people, like women will say "I'm looking for somebody who is really kind and sincere and smart and funny. "
I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy.