So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.

I don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.

Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.

I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly.

I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.

I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.

A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.