I Hate To Do What I'm Told,

I Think That For The Five-year-old Watching Mtv Right Now, Lady Gaga Is Going To Be An Iconic Person. In 20 Years, The People Who Are Here And Talking To Journalists Will Be Like, 'oh Lady Gaga Changed My Life, Nicki Minaj Changed My Life.' They'll Be Saying Who Influenced Them And It Will Be Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Artists Like That.

For Years Now I Have Run A Kitchen-sink Punk Salon In My House, Called Salon Du Gay. In The Early Days, People Would Pay For A Riot Grrrl Bob Or A Passable Bleach Job With A Mixtape, $3 Or A Selection Of Baked Goods - Whichever They Could Afford. More Recently Though, With Gossip Doing Well, I've Performed These Punk Hair Transformations For Free.

If You Have A Therapist Who Agrees With Your Every Word, Then Your Brain Isn't Getting Proper Exercise.

When I Was A Kid Ellen Degeneres And Rosie O'donnell Were Mere Blips On The Gaydar; And They Were Both Still In The Closet.

I Always Was Really Confident About Myself, About My Voice, Myself As A Person, My Body, All Of Those Things, But As A Songwriter - I Just Didn't Identify As A Songwriter At All.