I wanted to protect the songs. I wanted to make sure I could write freely and not be self-conscious about it.

We never really did anything just for fun.

Lyrically, I feel like there are things I always go back to, having to do with relationships.

Every relationship has its drama and baggage.

Imagine the outcry if the Pakistani or Indian governments were burning women alive at those rates. Yet when the government is not directly involved people shrug.

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

There are ecosystems like coral reefs [at risk] through ocean acidification. Those are valuable things that we should protect.

I realized I was an attractive older woman who never wanted to settle down.

Our houses are at least 12 feet under water. All you can see on TV are rooftops. And the bridge we came across, the I-10 twin span, is now split.

'I mean, [Kanye West] is called me a b***h in his songs. That's just, like, what they say. I never once think, [gasping] 'What a derogatory word! How dare he?' Not in a million years.'

There is no peace in poverty

Being sued by your own record company, that's even better than receiving a Grammy

There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than, the tears of a clown when noones around.

I'm reliable sources, I'll tell ya anything you want me to know.