K. D. LANG

Television really has been my vehicle. I don't get played on the radio much, so I've relied on TV a lot.

I never get tired of exploring Americana or country music, and I always have a little bit of a crooner in me that never seems to go away.

I think I have allowed my voice to experiment with the different genres. And I think that I have just really enjoyed the journey of getting to know my voice and seeing what it's capable of, what it's not capable of.

It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.

We're in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into people's musical taste.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

I feel like at 50 I've decided to become a rock star, which is, you know, typical of me. I always seem to work backwards.

I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.

I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer.

Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.

I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine.

The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.

My public image is so low-key, but I get to travel the world and still have an audience and it's really amazing. I don't take that for granted.

I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.

Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

I sort of believe that my voice was preordained; I'm a Buddhist who believes in reincarnation so I think that my voice is a few lifetimes old.

The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what's happening up there.

It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.

I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.

I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.

I started singing when I was five. I grew up the youngest of four kids who all studied classical piano, so you could say I've been listening to music ever since the moment of conception.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.