I have trouble saying hu ... hu ... husband..

It's so hard to be a mother and to also want to practice your art..

It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or on sexuality..

Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business. Which, sadly, has now become more ….

Music used to change people's minds - and it still changes mine..

It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women.

Men want girls. Most men want little girls. They want them in film. They want to look at them. That's all they want. An evolved man is not going to l….

Most men are not that evolved..

It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life..

I was in Florida with Burt Stern, the photographer who shot Marilyn Monroe on the beach with a sweater, and we smoked a joint. The bathing suit kept ….

There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is they're not marketing that any….

Criticism really used to hurt me. Most of these critics are usually frustrated artists, and they criticise other people's art because they can't do i….

Fortunately, we have a lot of really smart women in the business..

I love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me.

In Hollywood there are a lot of very insecure men running the business..

I think the most important thing for an artist is to not worry about what anybody else thinks. You just have to do what comes from your heart and you….

I do resent that when you're in the most cool, powerful time of your life, which is your 40s, you're put out to pasture. I think women are so much co….

Look, it's to the point where kids are getting Botox. It's insane. We're not allowed to age.

It's unfortunate that music has become such big business..

Art is such an important part of our culture..