Cat Power

Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience. ”

I still haven't been able to capture the joy of what it's like when I sing - you know, when I'm by myself, or like when I was a little kid. ”

I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own. ”

I am human and I make mistakes. ”

If your parents gave you fire to play with when you were two, you'd be standing in fire by the time you were an adult. ”

I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person. ”