Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

I would like to think I am feminist in some sorts.

Life is about connection, not perfection.

I believe in using words not fists.

Art simply can’t be stopped.

You treat violence as an aberration ... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human condition.

The Superman is the meaning of the earth. Let your will say: The Superman shall be the meaning of the earth!

Happiness is a choice I am making now. Once we understand that and find love consciousness, we learn that this place of internal plenitude needs nothing.

The truth is, I need to experience my mother's presence in the world around me and not just in my head.

I felt like Jason Behr and I had such a unique chemistry. He just walked in and we started reading together, it was just there

In this world, goodness is destined to be defeated.

I always knew, from the very day of my own mutilation, that I would one day fight against this practice. I did not know how and when, but I knew that I would fight it.