Abba Was A Direct Influence On Me.

All This Fashion Stuff - Who's Cool Now - Is Just A Bigger Version Of The Cool Kids Versus The Nerds.

I Think That For The Five-year-old Watching Mtv Right Now, Lady Gaga Is Going To Be An Iconic Person. In 20 Years, The People Who Are Here And Talking To Journalists Will Be Like, 'oh Lady Gaga Changed My Life, Nicki Minaj Changed My Life.' They'll Be Saying Who Influenced Them And It Will Be Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Artists Like That.

I Never Went To College And I Was Raised In Arkansas So There Wasn't A Lot Of Academic Language Being Thrown Around My House. We Weren't Idiots, But I Didn't Have That Access To Academic Feminism. I Had To Realize, On My Own, That Feminism Is Not Just About How Far Ahead You Can Get In A Job And It Isn't About Not Wearing Makeup. It Isn't About Not Watching Your Waistline. I Had To Recreate The World Entirely.

The Fit Is My Main Focus, I Want The Fit To Be Great And That's The Focal Point For Me.

I Feel Sorry... For People Who've Had Skinny Privilege And Then Have It Taken Away From Them. I Have Had A Lifetime To Adjust To Seeing How People Treat Women Who Aren't Their Idea Of Beautiful And Therefore Aren't Their Idea Of Useful, And I Had To Find Ways To Become Useful To Myself.