I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten. I find it offensive spending $2 million on a video.

There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.

People forget the punk thing was really good for women. It motivated them to pick up a guitar rather than be a chanteuse. It allowed us to be aggressive.

I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want - but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course.

My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.

There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the other way, back to almost the 60s, early 70s.

I like a bit of eye candy like anyone but to have it solely about the eye candy and have it fall into a category so rigidly as well is wrong.

I liked the idea of being a writer and letting somebody else do the graft.

It was trying to break down the stereotypes and it was the kind of thing where, for the first time, women were on a par and not seen as just objects. Though girls were objectified still.

I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.

Have fun life is better that way.

Woven words are little conviction when I present myself as a man of fiction.

If I broke her heart, her image of me would break too

A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud.

When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills.

I can analyze people's intentions. Immediately.That's just a warning. To everyone.

People have to make their own decisions about their lives.

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm way more of a joker than I am a serious person.

You know when civilization began? With the invention of the mirror.

My dear boy, you are under a wrong impression. It is not a race, it is merely a means of getting crews to do long rows