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" 'Betchya Got A Cure' is my gut response to the media wars in this country, which are driving a wedge between citizens. It's about taking a stand for individuality and being brave instead of being accepted. "

Sophie B. Hawkins

Brave

Stand

Media

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Always

Ahead

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" I've evolved as a human being, and I've taken more risks. I've let go of judgment. I don't know when the best stuff is coming - I sink into the process in a different way. I paint more, and my vision is stronger, but I don't think my music is better, because nothing is ever better than your first material. "

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" I was a coat-checker at Orso, and all these wonderful actors were coming in, and it was exciting to me, so I started going to classes, and my excuse was, 'I'll be a better songwriter if I can understand how to play a character.' Well, that couldn't be farther from the truth. "

Sophie B. Hawkins

Truth

Character

" I can be completely spontaneous, which is absolutely wonderful. I don't like it at the same time; no one wants to be nervous all the time, but that nervousness mixes with the excitement I feel on the stage, and it makes for a wonderful performance. "

" I'm not running around looking for love and validation. "

" I want the Congress that really is going to listen to the people. I really don't care what party it is anymore. "

" I grew up listening to Beethoven and old jazz singers like Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Anita O'Day. But those were, like, the only women I listened to - I hated women pop singers. "

" I was a coat checker, a dishwasher, a waitress, and those were some of the happiest times of my life because I still got to do my writing. You're lucky when you can work and then do your art. "

" My son has an old mother. "

" Most people who are successful don't keep their money. One of the rarest things in the world is to maintain success and integrity - the kinds of things that seem so easy just starting out. But that's the human predicament. "

" I am so proud to be partnering with Waterkeepers, who are the voice for the Gulf Coast's waters. "

Sophie B. Hawkins

Coast

Proud

" Marriage is a walk in the park compared to being a single mother or father. I'll take that walk later. "

" My true friends, and my son, see me with kind eyes. I feel it. So that's the freedom my children have given me. To be naked in the world with an open heart. "

Sophie B. Hawkins

Son

Freedom

" Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation. "

" The Gulf Waterkeepers are our first line of defense against the BP oil disaster. Their incredible knowledge of the marshes, wetlands, beaches and inner-coastal waters make them invaluable first responders. Their commitment makes them critical and effective community leaders. "

" I remember the first time somebody played me Janis Joplin. My friend Donna put on Janis Joplin, and she said, 'You're like her.' At the time, I wasn't even a singer; I was a drummer. I just wanted to play the drums. "

Sophie B. Hawkins

You

Friend

" By pushing children and wanting quick success, parents are producing followers, not leaders. "

" Pregnancy is uncomfortable and draining, and the end isn't in sight until it becomes unbearable. "

" It's what people don't say that is often the most revealing. "

" We're all struggling to get out of the past. We see something that reminds us of something, and then we bring our baggage into the present. Then we project it onto people constantly. "

Sophie B. Hawkins

Past

See

" It isn't hard to be an artist and do your money thing. It's much harder to wake up in the middle of the night knowing that you're being ripped off and starting to get this feeling in your stomach almost bordering on bitterness toward people who are saying one thing and doing another. "

" My son has one parent who's 50. I want him to have a family of young people, too! "