We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
I think a lot of people think that my parents' deaths is why I write such sad songs but that's not true. Those songs may just be the woman I am.
I like strength. I depend on my own.
I can find some way to make poetry out of my life's experiences.
It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you...
I have this absurd syndrome where I get these out-of-the-blue, pathetic...
It’s just rubbish.