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I am disappointed in the music business, I feel like a lot of people in the music business are phoney, there's a lot of people who will abuse and take my kindness.

That's a beautiful thing. The more successful you are, the more people are going to come and be a part of music.

Some people are the greatest people on Earth with good hearts and will get in the studio and make the most negative music in the world for the sake of success. That's what the music business does to you. That's what capitalism does to you.

But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.

But at the age of 44, I sure hope to be a better businesswoman. I want to get the music straight to my fans.

Things can turn ugly so quickly in the music business, especially if you have an unexpected success.

I may quit the music business someday, but never the music.

The nature of the music business is such that it's better to have a few chances for some things to be successful than just one, and that's kind of been my attitude all along.

I think no matter how you think about your music, you're ultimately in the music 'business.' I think you have to be business-minded in some sense. And for me, the real goal... is positive intention and social change through music. It doesn't mean that can't turn a profit.

The only way to get ahead in the music business these days is to call up all your friends. To pool your resources.