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. Annie Lennox on age
Life expectancy in many parts of Africa can be something around the age of thirty five to thirty eight. I mean you're very fortunate if you live to that age. In fact when I went to Uganda for the first time one of the things that occurred to me was that I saw very few elderly people. Annie Lennox on age
For me, pointing and clicking my phone is absolutely fine. People say that isn't the art of photography but I don't agree. Annie Lennox on art
Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries. Annie Lennox on beauty
When I look at the majority of my own songs they really came from my own sense of personal confusion or need to express some pain or beauty - they were coming from a universal and personal place. Annie Lennox on beauty
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in. Annie Lennox on best
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. Annie Lennox on change
I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change. Annie Lennox on change
Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death. Annie Lennox on 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. Annie Lennox on 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. Annie Lennox on dreams
The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in. Annie Lennox on future
I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era. Annie Lennox on history
Although I have lived in London, I have never really considered London my home because it was always going to be a stopping-off point for me, and it has been too. Annie Lennox on home
We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It's not about being more powerful than men - it's about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It's about very basic things. It's not a badge like a fashion item. Annie Lennox on men
Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me. Annie Lennox on money
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. Annie Lennox on music
I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought. Annie Lennox on music
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. Annie Lennox on music
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. Annie Lennox on music