When I Moved Out Of My Mom's

My Size Has Helped Make Me An Amazing Performer Too. The Cliche Of The Funny Fat Friend: I Absolutely Was That Character - I Am That Character... It's A Complicated Bag Of Tools I Acquired, And I've Put Them All To Work Onstage.

I'm A Feminist, Of Course, And I Feel As If I'm Very Politically Correct, Although I Do Question What's Pc And What's Not - I Don't Just Accept What I'm Told.

I Don't Get Mad With People, Like, 'oh, But That's Not What The Song Was About...' It's Also Nice To Know That People Are Mindlessly Dancing To A Song About The Us Government's Stance On Same-sex Marriages... Especially Straight Jocks. I Love That Idea. I Think That's The Beauty Of Music - It's Different For Everybody.

When I Moved Out Of My Mom's House At 18 I Was Almost As Sad To Leave Her Sewing Machine Behind As Anything Else.

There Is Something To Be Said For People Who Have To Work Hard, Be Creative, Produce What They Have With Little - Or No - Means. Those Of Us From Poor Homes Have The Advantage Of Thinking For Ourselves And Of Knowing That When Times Get Hard, Things Could Always Be Worse.