I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.

Love overcomes hate. Love has no color. Love has no orientation. All is love.

Be who you want to be - be free in your own skin, be liberated and feel beautiful, and do what you want to do without judgement

I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.

If something doesn't look right, throw some glitter on it.

Being who you are is a lot easier than faking it.

The best way to be loved, is to love yourself.

If sexy scares you, don't listen to my music.

I'm a freak in the fondest way possible.

Life is all about taking risk to get what you want.

I just talk a lot, that's the problem.

The ear never forgets what the soul says.

When it is dark enough you can see the stars.

Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

A magazine is not just one person. And a fashion shoot is the same!

I was on the high school track team, believe it or not, and played baseball, poorly but passionately.

Any feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare with me.

The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves determine the quality of the selves we imagine we are. The stories we tell about others determine the quality of our relationships with them.

I like shirts and sweaters that fall off the shoulder or plaid button-ups.

I started my own record label.