A lot of music you might listen to is pretty vapid, it doesn't always deal with our deeper issues. These are the things I'm interested in now, particularly at my age.
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.
I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.
I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.
I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I thought that was a very interesting statement to make through the media. And it certainly did cause quite a few ripples and interest and shock waves.
I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me.
I'm an only child, you know, originally. I'm not a child anymore, but I certainly tend to spend a lot of time on my own.
It's a very telling thing when you have children. You have to be there for them, you've got to set an example, when you're not sure what your example is, and anyway the world is changing so fast you don't know what is appropriate anymore.
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.
Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin.
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and no, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.
There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won t.
When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you.
Annie's first husband, Radha Raman, was a Hare Krishna monk. They were married in 14 March 1984, divorcing a year later.
Annie was the winner of the British Phonographic Industry award for British Female Solo Artist for the 2nd time in 1986.
Annie has a 4 octave voice.
Annie left the Eurythmics in 1990 to work with the homeless, and did not speak to David A. Stewart again until 1997, after the death of a mutual friend. In 1999, they reunited for the Eurythmics' Peace album.
Annie received an honorary degree from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in July 2006.
Annie won an Academy Award, along with Howard Shore and Fran Walsh, for their song Into the West for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2004.
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