Hell, have I been a hell-raiser!
I didn't really expect to be coming to the Oscars.
Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
I'm trying to sell every audience something; that something is me.
I was lucky - the first eight productions I auditioned for, I got cast.
You do have to be a bit careful with your voice. It is an instrument.
Funny how a melody sounds like a memory.
Every decision you make is a mistake.
Since Elizabeth, I certainly live a healthier lifestyle.
Everybody has their burdens, their grief that they carry with them.
I want to reclaim who I am.
I'm not a victim - I never want to be perceived that way.
I'm not worried about me or what's going to happen to me.
People know me for up-tempo songs because of my hits.
The first willing concert I went to was Aerosmith when I was like 14.
America faces a new race that has awakened.
It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.
We never heard of tape. Everything was live, live, live.
I had a lot of what they call turntable hits. A lot of them.
Who really needs a new album from me?
I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein.
