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" In the late '90s, R&B was dominant in the radio, and the white kids were taking it mainstream. "

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" Record companies, I found out, can put out compilations without your permission. "

" A lot of people have problems with public confrontation, but it doesn't worry me at all. I can handle myself. I know my martial arts. "

" You can't move mountains by whispering at them. "

" I've always loved to prove people wrong. I want to be able to cross color lines, because in music, there really is no barrier. "

" Loads of my friends are lesbians, and it really annoys me that gay people aren't allowed to get married in most parts of America. I'd go on a march for gay rights any time. "

" Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0. "

" I sing my life. It's like I'm having group therapy 350 days a year, and the people who come to the show get that, and they're there for that - whether it's to be lifted up, or to be lifted out, or just entertained or inspired, or to feel not so alone. "

" I decided at 15 that I didn't want to be one of those artists that gets up and sings love songs they don't mean. I decided that I was going to be me to the fullest extent, that my songs were going to reflect relationships I've had, things I've been through, and even the stuff I'm embarrassed about. "

" I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It's either absolutely love or absolutely can't-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds. "

" There's always a backlash when you challenge people's convictions and their heroes. "

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" I was extreme... from skateboarder to hip-hopper to rave child to lead singer of a rock band - I did it all, and all at the same time. "

" I'm very involved with PETA - People for Ethical Treatment of Animals - and Greenpeace and a lot of women's shelter and clothing giveaways. "

" I know my strong points: I work hard, I have talent, I'm funny, and I'm a good person. "

" There's something about breaking up with someone - you just look hotter than you ever did before. "

" I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way. "

" I don't like working with hitmakers. I don't want hits! You're not even allowed to say that word around me. "

" When you have a dark side, nothing is ever as good as it seems. "

" I don't live in the Hollywood bubble. I never have and I never will. "

" For me, there is only love and fear. "

" Cutting, and suicide, two very different symptoms of the same problem, are gaining on us. I personally don't know a single person who doesn't know at least two of these victims personally. "

" I'm very much in the trenches, and I don't live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there's always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket. "

" I'm taking my rats. Those are my friends for the tour. Thelma and Louise. They're so cute. "

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" I think you learn more about yourself in the context of a relationship than you can outside of it. "

" Every album, I'm worried that I'm a dork and a fraud - 'What if I can't sing anymore?' Then I stop thinking and start playing guitar, and I realize that it's okay to suck, and move forward. "

" People are always so surprised when they meet me. Firstly, that I'm 'so tiny', and secondly that I'm 'so sweet'. They seem surprised that they're not scared of me. "

" I just get bored easily. As I'm sure other people do too. "