I think music and socialism and politics have always gone hand in hand. As artists we used to be way more instrumental in providing a soundtrack to the heartbeat of what`s going on in the world. We all don`t have to think the same thing but it`s important to state what we think. There is such a fear of termination of one`s career if they have any intelligent thought about politics and that`s messed up.
Keep a Child Alive is my passion and my mission.
I have big everything on the bottom but I love my legs. You`ve got to love what`s yours.
I love my heritage! I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.
I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I`m discovering who I am.
I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people.
I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.
My mom always said, `Don`t date a guy who thinks he`s prettier than you.`
[her opinion on the use of women, sex and sleaze in today`s rap/hip-hop videos] Oh my God, the hip-hop videos! The imagery is so awful! I just can`t get with it at all. The best thing I can say about it is that sometimes you have to see that kind of stuff so as to have a more balanced view about why it`s so bad.
When I was younger, studying classical music, I really had to put in the time. Three hours a day is not even nice - you have to put in six.
The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird.
Stevie Wonder`s records introduced me to `70s soul when I was 12 or 13.
Soul music is timeless.
Sometimes I`ve gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back.
Simplicity makes me happy.
Once people see this `Unplugged,` I just want them to feel the spontaneity, to feel passionate... I want you to see another side of me, that`s free, and feel where my head is, where whatever happens, happens. I want you to feel inspired.
Not because I`m trying to be fabulous, but I love those big crazy Jackie O shades.
My mother is an actress, and she used to drag me from theater to theater and reading to reading.
My mom is definitely my rock.
It`s not until I hear songs that I`ve done, that I realize how much of an inspiration music from the `60s and `70s has been.
If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I can pray, I can cry, I can do whatever I want - I go to the bathroom.
If I didn`t love it, I would not record it.
I`ve always been strong-minded, but I wonder.
I`m very happy with my body.
I`m not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I`m thick, I like my body.
I`m a very caring person.
I`d rather not have anything than be a liar.
I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn`t me.
I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That`s just not what my life is.
I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.
I promised myself that I`d never actually admit to listening to New Kids on the Block.
I love the written word so much, I know it`s gonna flow naturally.
I love my own music.
I lived with my mom in a really small apartment. My bedroom was like in the living room. That`s why I still love to sleep on couches now.
I feel like B sides are always better, no matter whose record it is.
But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
And I love kick boxing. It`s a lot of fun. It gives you a lot of confidence when you can kick somebody in the head.
Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones` classic Wild Horses, and it is right up my alley, that whole style. It has a style of its own but still stays very true to the classic arrangement, and I love it.
A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It`s a very moody key, and also `A` is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.
A lot of times I watch TV and I watch film and there`s so many things I`d love to talk about that I feel don`t get the opportunity to be shown. Sometimes things become very stereotypical and one-sided, and I feel like it`s such a colorful world. |
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