k.d. lang

“I feel that the only thing that really matters is the song.”

“A lot of my life has been about proving myself.”

“Art is the only thing you can't commodify.”

“Singing is a way of releasing an emotion that you sometimes can't portray when you're acting.”

“Vegetarianism is a way of life that we should all move toward for personal, ecological, and ethical reasons.”

“The first step to liberation is to get rid of the cultural containers that we're all forced into.”

“I crave a love so deep the ocean would be jealous.”

“I grew up in a town of 1,200 people. I grew up with a lot of space, a lot of freedom.”

“I feel like I'm a spiritual person, but I'm not a religious person.”

“I have no sense of what's mainstream. I have no sense of what's going to sell.”

“I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in being a musician.”

“Even my family laughed at me when I told them I wanted to be a singer.”

“I guess I'm a bit of a tomboy and a rebel. I'm not a trend-setter.”

“Pop music is a fashion, and fashions come and go.”

“I think it's part of my personality - I love to travel; I love different cultures and philosophies and perspectives on things.”