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" That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. "

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" I want to hear from the creature who isn't blessed with unbelievable good looks and incredible genes. I want to hear from the geek girl, the forgotten girl, the invisible girl and the miserable girl. "

" I'd never imagined myself in a band. So the fact that I've had such a long career without really naturally pursuing it is really astounding. It's taken me a long time to accept what I do for a living and actually feel like I have anything of value to add to the equation. "

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

" I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more. "

" When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview. "

" I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can. "

" Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together, that equality will never be fully realized, and that bothers me. "

" I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. "

" We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect. "

" If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. "

" I've got no timetable. I'm sort of sick of timetables, to be honest. "

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

Self-Confidence

" I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced. "

" I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies. "

" A lot of people these days are not music lovers - they just want to be famous which is a very different thing to what I grew up believing in. "

" No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. "

" The sensation of never feeling good enough or pretty enough will always be there. It's a constant dialogue, and you just learn to be more powerful than that other voice. When you hear it come up, you shut it down. "

" Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. "

" Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing. "

" How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself. "

" Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. "

" I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack. "

" In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing for that time. It was the first time that alternative music broke through to the mainstream. "

" At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron. "

" I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect. "

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

" I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun. "

" It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging. "

" 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. "