"I'm just a girl from New York City."

"I don't think I've ever been a good girl. I've been a wild child. I've been a little monster. I've been a lot of things. But I've never been a good girl."

"I'm a very spiritual person."

"I was in a relationship with a man who told me that I'd never be successful, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I'd fail. I told him, 'Someday, when we're not to…"

"I'm not afraid to be controversial. I think that's what makes art interesting."