Bowie's been a huge influence on me. I remember early on, my dad pulling out the 'Diamond Dogs' album, and the cover alone just grabbed my attention. I think I was probably around 12.

Love overcomes hate. Love has no color. Love has no orientation. All is love.

Be who you want to be - be free in your own skin, be liberated and feel beautiful, and do what you want to do without judgement

I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.

If something doesn't look right, throw some glitter on it.

Being who you are is a lot easier than faking it.

The best way to be loved, is to love yourself.

If sexy scares you, don't listen to my music.

I'm a freak in the fondest way possible.

Life is all about taking risk to get what you want.

I just talk a lot, that's the problem.

I've never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.

The heart of a girl is like a convent--the holier the cloister, the more charitable the door.

A temperate style is alone classical.

Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

Unless you got a really good reason, you should be nice.

Perpetual optimism is annoying. It is a sign that you are not paying attention.

When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.

The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that.

Never generally means "at no point in time." The term comes from the words 'no' and 'ever', meaning that something is not ever going to happen. Sourced

My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen.