Cyndi lauper

I do have a lot of difficulty figuring out what I want to be working on, but what's the alternative? To be one of those people who has a million things they want to do, and then never does any of...

I have a hard time doing anything someone else tells me to do! I've always been driven to follow my own path and not be pushed down another lane because some executive thought I could be more...

I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school - that and painting.

I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me.

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with...

Sharon Osbourne is such a blast and she's so, so bright.

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

Just like I am obsessed with the history of fashion, I love reading about the history of makeup.

Sometimes my mind boggles. It's so deep my mind actually boggles.