My Career Never Went Like Anyone Else’s,

When I Got Hoarse, The Manager Would Say, 'drink This. Joplin Used To Drink This,' And I Used To Say, 'joplin? Joplin's Dead

You Can Laugh When I Talk, But Not When I Sing.

I've Got A Grammy And Emmy, I'd Like To Have A Tony.

Everyone—whether Straight, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Or Transgender—should Be Allowed To Show Their True Colors, And Be Accepted And Loved For Who They Are.

I Wanted To Make The Album I Always Needed To Make. I Had To Say The Things I Never Could.