Being Hunted, Paparazzi-style , Doesn't Appeal To

I Get To Sit At Home With The Dogs On The Sofa, Record In A Closet In The Office, Send Them Off And, If I'm Lucky, Make A Million Dollars.

I Think That It Depends What You Mean By Successful. If You Mean 'make Money' You Need To Be Part Of The Machine Unless You're One Of Those Superhuman People Who Can Do Everything By Yourself, And Have Workaholic Tendencies And Really Good Advisers And A Good Investor.

I Guess I Felt Straight When I Was Allowed To Get Married. Now I Feel Queerer Because I'm Not. It's The Only Thing That's Changed. I Wouldn't Measure It In Icon Status Or How Much My Demographic Has Changed, But In The Rage I Feel, And Being Not Equal.

I'm 39, And I Would Like To Be Able To Make Great Pop Music For Another 20 Years. And It Feels Like Creating A Sort Of Inanimate Blond Bob And Allowing Other People To Play The Role Of The Pop Singer, It Affords Me A Little Bit More Freedom In Terms Of My Expiration Date.

When People Say, "show Your Face, You're Not Ugly." I Want To Say, "i Know. I'm Not Doing It Because I Think I'm Ugly; I'm Trying To Have Some Control Over My Image. And I'm Allowed To Maintain Some Modicum Of Privacy. But Also I'd Like Not To Be Picked Apart Or For People To Observe When I Put On Ten Pounds Or I Have A Hair Extension Out Of Place." Most People Don't Have To Be Under That Pressure, And I'd Like To Be One Of Them. I Don't Go On Twitter. Because When People Say Things Like, I Don't Know, "i Hope You Get Cancer And Die," It Hurts My Feelings.