You're The Picasso Of Pain.

In My Early 20s, I Had This Idea That I Was Going To Front A Band, Like Robert Plant Of Led Zeppelin. I Didn't Just Want To Be The Chick Singing Ballads About Somebody Breaking My Heart. Everyone In The Business Said, 'why Don't You Do What Olivia Newton-jonn And Linda Ronstadt Are Doing?' But I Wanted To Sing As A Powerful Female Who Wasn't Afraid To Speak Her Mind Or Be Sexual.

I Wasn't A Visionary But I Literally Had My Finger On The Pulse Of The Women Of America.

Of Course, You're Not Making Records In A Vacuum. I'm Not Making Them For Myself. It Would Be Nice If I Could Get More People To Hear Them. But If I Have To Sell My Soul To The Devil To Do It, I Won't.

Gays Are The Best, Though - We Just Did Gay Pride In Long Beach And In Tampa. And They're The Best Audience. They're So Enthusiastic. They Come Dressed Up - It's Really Fun. They're Crazy And I Love Them. They're Sweet As Can Be. Even My Macho Husband, He Has A Great Time, Too. He's So Cool, He Doesn't Care. He Loves Them.

You're The Picasso Of Pain.