“Bare your struggles very close to your heart and have them be a part of you that you’re proud of instead of something that you’re ashamed of.”

“Do you know the feeling, when your heart is so hurt, that you could feel the blood dripping?”

“It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from, or how much money you've got in your pocket. You have your own destiny and your own life ahead of you.”

“My friends joke that I’m dead until I get onstage. I’m dead right now as you’re speaking to me.”

“You have to be unique, and different, and shine in your own way.”

“love is just a history that they may prove and when your gone ill tell them my religion is you”

“There's something about lonely nights and my lipstick on your face ”