I Think If I Lost An Edge,

I'd Really Rather Just Be The Anonymous Mr. Nobody Who I Always Was Up Until I First Went Onstage. I Liked That.

The So-called Feminist Writers Were Disgusted With Me. I Did My Thing, And So I Guess By Feminist Standards I'm A Feminist. That Suits Me Fine.

I Don't Like To Be Recognized On The Street Or In Restaurants, And I Don't Like The Whole Celebrity Thing.

For My 21st Birthday, I Think My Mother Wanted To Give Me A Watch, Or Something, You Know, Some Kind Of Traditional Thing. And I Said, "well, If You're Going To Buy Me Something, There's A Gibson Melody Maker Guitar Advertised In The Paper For 60 Dollars. Do You Think I Could Have That?" And I Think That She Was Very Disappointed That At 21 I Was Still Messing Around With That Sort Of Thing. She Didn't Understand What It Was All About. But Now She Understands It, And Likes It.

Real Success Is Not Being On The Cover Of A Magazine; It's Knowing That You've Done, And Enjoyed Doing, What You Set Out To Do.