'Cause you can't buy a house in heaven!
My mother always wanted to give back.
My mom and I are very close.
I'm inspired by fashion. I'm inspired by the moonlight. I'm inspired by sex and pornography and slasher films.
It's hard knowing who to trust with your personal life. When you cry in your room at night, you don't always know who to call. So I am very close to my family.
I don't dress any particular way to impress anyone or market myself for my music. It's actually who I am.
I thought equality was non-negotiable.
All you care about is how punk rock you feel when you wake up in the morning.
I'm on the edge with you
I dont really ever compare myself to other people, I dont even measure myself in terms of anyone but myself.
I take medication every day for mental illness and depression and don't feel bad about it.
Some people are just born stars – you either have it or you haven’t, and I was definitely born one.
The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself.
Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.
How I love David Bowie.
In the deepest hour of the night I confess to myself three things; I would die if I was forbidden to write, forbidden to love, or forbidden to fashion....love each other, and celebrate the art and lifestyle of music.
I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need.
I like pushing boundaries.
Being different is a talent. You illuminate what makes you special in the sea of sameness around you.
I'm very free-spirited.
My grandmother is basically blind, but she can make out the lighter parts, like my skin and hair. She says, 'I can see you, because you have no pants on.' So I'll continue to wear no pants so that my grandma can see me.
Making ziti for the Chicago Fire Department! I hope they're not too busy today, but this should fill their bellies I hope they like it!
I realized my father's sister Joanne, who died at 19 had instilled her spirit in me.
I hope to see women thriving and happy, loving what they're doing, and being in control and powerful of what they create. I guess what I would say is, as much as we all love the fashion and the makeup and the glamour, this isn't a beauty pageant. It's about the heart and the drive and the work. Of course, it's lovely to dress up and compliment one another and feel good - but that shouldn't be the very first thing.
If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don't know if I would be the algorithm. I've always been OK with that. I'm not a supermodel. That's not what I do. What I do is music. I want my fans to feel the way I do, to know what they have to offer is just as important, more important, than what's happening on the outside.
