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" No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots. "

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" I just am fascinated by other female artists, probably because I feel a kinship with them, no matter who they are and what they do. "

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" People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music. "

" People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty. "

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" Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy. "

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" I want to hear an alternative viewpoint, and I don't want girls to be defanged and declawed and pretty and mute. "

" I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me. "

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" You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "

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" The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression. "

" It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white. "

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" I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. "

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