"The song just fit right in with my own personal zeitgeist of standing up to male authorities, whether it's the pope or the Catholic Church or my father and his conservative, patriarchal ways."

"When people are busy making music and dancing, they're kind of too busy to hate and fight."

"I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams."

"Why did God give us hair there anyways? Why didn't guys have to shave there? Why was it accepted in Europe but not in America?"

"I'm a rebel. I always have been. I always will be."