I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn’t think I’d have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn’t know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
People have offered me opportunities in exchange for sleeping with them. But it’s not 1952 anymore.
No money, no place to live – I’ve been in more dangerous situations than other people.
I only know how to do me, so that’s just what I’m going to do.
Being an entrepreneur doesn’t make you a rich tycoon and being an innovator doesn’t mean that you’re successful. It just means that you’re interesting.
It’s amazing what happens when you put your interests out into the universe and make it known what you want.
I still have my same babysitting job, I babysit twice a week.
My parents were lovely. They’ve always been supportive. When you love your child, you don’t know what to do with someone who wants to do what no one else does successfully. If I had someone younger I loved, I’d be worried for them too if I didn’t have guidance to give them.
Bad things happen everyday but you’re not going to be any happier thinking about them. So I don’t think about them.
Einstein said ‘your imagination is more important than intelligence,’ and I have a very, very big imagination.
I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast I am alone in the night Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I I’ve got a war in my mind So, I just ride.
Pick your role models wisely, find out what they did and do it.
When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn’t believe in.
Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past.
I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I’m not that comfortable.
I have taken taking my music to labels for years, and everyone just thought it was creepy. They thought the images with the music were weird and verging on psychotic.
People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says ‘Hi’ during the day.
My dancing is Hawaiian-inspired but I also get a little fresh when it comes to my faster songs.
I don’t even do anything in real life. I just sit in my studio and write, I call my friends, I watch television. I don’t do anything.
Money is the anthem of success, so put on your mascara and your party dress.