Quotes

(On posing For Playboy) "I became aware that the world still views me as the 15-year old performer I once was, I view my appearance in Playboy as the first step in presenting myself to the world as I am."

[her feelings about posing for Playboy] It's a great honor to be asked to pose for Playboy. I do think that as a woman, it is your choice. As a career move, it definitely launches you into a different brand, it expands that brand. You're not just a musician; you're a sex symbol. Maybe with a band it's different, but for women, the image is so important - what you wear, your hair - all of it.

[would she pose for Playboy again?] Yeah, I probably would do it again! I had a young son when I did it - some family members weren't happy about it - but I was happy with it. Now, I'm 43 years old, I would do it again in a heartbeat! [Laughs.]

[why she posed for Playboy] More than about being naked, it was about being [seen as] a woman. As soon as I posed, we couldn't stop the phone from ringing - it worked. It was a confidence booster. I never thought that I'd be posing nude in Playboy to work my career or push my music. It seemed a little bizarre to me [at first], but when I'm 80 years old, I'm going to look back on these pictures and think, "Wow, that was really cool." But it definitely did work. A lot of TV shows that I'd been asking to do, my PR people were trying to get me on there for the new album [2000's The Color of Silence], and no bites - from The View to a lot of different shows. But as soon as I posed for Playboy, we couldn't stop the phone ringing. It worked.