When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to really sound like what the song is about.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.

I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think.

I have one pug and one Czechoslovakian dog called Prazsky krysarik.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security.

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebration and menace.

The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.

Whatever Yasu loves, I love too. That's the secret of love.

I'm a huge candy fan. My favorite growing up was always Sour Belts or Sour Straws.

Finding your style is like putting puzzle pieces together.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.

Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers.

We can be lonely together

It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.

I have always felt that everybody on earth goes about in disguise.