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I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper. ”
People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us? ”
All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles. ”
The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities. ”
This society is driven by neurotic speed and force accelerated by greed and frustration of not being able to live up to the image of men and woman we have created for ourselves; the image has nothing to do with the reality of people. ”
In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians, and there was a lot of waving banners and all that. And I think in a way, just as they were enjoying that machoism of war, we were enjoying the machismo of being anti-war, you know? ”
I think energy is the most important thing that we can give to people as performers. Anything else is a little bit pretentious. But energy is not. ”
Even my mother told me: 'You are a handsome woman, but you're not pretty. Pretty girls don't have those big bones.' ”
Women artists are still treated differently from men. ”
Japanese are very proud and workaholics. Proud workaholics. ”