Really, what I'm always drawn to is the voice - PJ Harvey , Björk . If the voice interests me, then I'm interested to listen to what's happening.

I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.

I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.

I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.

I think Depeche Mode music somehow appeals to the oddball, to the person who is looking for something a little bit different.

I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that I come a little closer to that.

New York is a great place to feel inspired all the time.

Vocally, I really like going into the darker side of myself.

I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community.

Joy comes from places you least expect it. Its usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.

I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I dont Twitter or anything.

I won’t tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else’s notions thrust upon you.

Kindness is an extraordinary moment and status even if it has to be pretending.

When I was a little girl, I remember carrying my orange UNICEF carton with me as I went Trick-or-Treating.

Alas! the slippery nature of tender youth.

O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day!

The means prepare the end, and the end is what the means have made of it.

Stop looking to everyone else to make you happy and start finding ways that you can make other people happy.

People change and things go wrong but just remember life goes on.

I am, and have always been, a pornographic angel.

When you write a song, a song has longevity