When the punk thing came along and I heard my friends saying, I hate these people with the pins in their ears. I said, Thank God, something got their attention.

I think the best duets are those where there's a dialogue back and forth, and then the two singers go into a thing together.

Music is the love of my life. It's a total escape from reality. Music transports you to another place, someplace unexpected and meaningful.

I don't feel connected to the whole vision of the record in the same way-it's got all these characters. The point of view of "Love Earth" and the point of view of "Break the Chain" are so different. It's not the same thing, but it is the same thing.

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

In my songs, I try to look through someone else's eyes, and I want to give the audience a feeling more than a message.