I've weighed 100 lbs. soaking wet since puberty.
I want to carve out a serious period of time to focus on the next opera without any distractions. And to do that you need money.
There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.
The thing I hate most is false modesty. The artists who are, like, "Oh, you know, I'm really not that good. Oh, I can't believe I'm here. " I find it vaguely sinister, even.
I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.
I would love to have a number one hit. The truth is if I don't get one, I'll be fine, but at the same time, the truth is that I'm dying for one, as well. But it's worth a shot, I think, while I still have cheekbones.
I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.
A healthy dose of guilt never hurt anybody. It's what civilization was built on, guilt. A highly underrated emotion.
I'm not someone who feels like I have to do it the same way. I never feel restricted. It all should grow out of different moments and if it goes completely different that's how it should go.
The outrageous is the reasonable, if introduced politely.
I'd always thought that if I could get sober and stay sober, I would be able to have a career making music. My drug and alcohol addiction was the one thing holding me back. I had finally gotten the tools to stay sober, and it was just a matter of writing the songs.