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"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother."

"That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself."

"Being a mother gives you an incredible feeling of empowerment, you think if I can go through such pain and that level of sleep and still operate and not be grumpy you can do anything. It can be quite scary, you can't function your brain, forget your vocabulary."
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"Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you."


"I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands."


"I'm not one of those people that goes into details of my personal life on national TV to get attention. Some things are better left unsaid."


"Basically, I started singing when I started talking. Music has just been my saving grace my whole life."


"One day I promised God that if he would give me my voice back I would never smoke again. I got three octaves back after quitting."


"A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time."


"I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don't take it too seriously."


"This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when they try to discourage you, because they do that, believe me!"
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