So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.
Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.
I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.
I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people
I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way
People seemed to think, you get to a certain age or you get married or you, you're comfortable. And so now there's nothing to write about: that angst is gone. The youthful angst. And that just hasn't happened with me.
I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.
The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in the Bible? What's the story around this person? Generally, when people talk about characters in the Bible, there's one thing they're known for, like Job.
I was just making a statement about how far people will go to their faith . . . like sleeping on a bed of nails or snake handling. Those kinds of things show how deeply people believe in God. So to me, this record is like religious folk art. It's kind of my statement.