Quotations and Poems

* “It’s sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.”

* “People say I’m the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.”

* “[On why she always performs barefoot]: I don’t want to fall over, man.”

* “For me, personally, Mind, Body and Soul is my real debut.”

* “I didn’t write those songs, but I can relate to every one of them… I have.”

* “I’m supposed to be taking time off. But I’m still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.”

* “People forget what it was like to be young, the stuff I’m expressing now is for the first time.”

* “Who says soul has only one colour?”

* “Someone needs to tell me where the money is, because I cannot find the shit.”

* “I’ve got a checklist of things I want – including a Brit, a Grammy, an Oscar and a white poodle. Sometimes it gets lonely, and I want a baby too! I’m ticking things off the list.”

* “I think winning three is a huge achievement. I think winning eight is a ridiculous thing. I can’t imagine winning half a Grammy let alone three. She went through a lot, and everybody knew it. She’s come back on top.”

* “The tide is turning against cheap flights and airport expansions. Residents and Earth First! direct action activists are working together now.”

* “Well, I don’t really understand how you can do that. Why not have a Chihuahua and a ferret? The more the merrier.”