I want people to start thinking about what it means to be HIV-positive and to ask questions about that. – Annie Lennox
Please don’t ask me for the actual answer to anything, because I don’t have it. Because all I do is look at stuff and ask questions. What can I say? I just think the world’s barking mad. Look, I’m not an expert. I’m just an ordinary person. – Annie Lennox
I’m not really keen on comebacks. Eurythmics was an incredible thing. When I look back on that work, I feel very satisfied with it. – Annie Lennox
I’ve never been a social person. When I grew up, the other girls would all be combing their hair and exchanging lipstick, and I just couldn’t do that group thing. – Annie Lennox
Music is a great vehicle for communications, and I have a certain platform. I have an opportunity and I have to take it. – Annie Lennox
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
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
Fame for fame’s sake is toxic – some people want that, with no boundaries. It’s unhealthy. – Annie Lennox
I am a communicator; that seems to be my natural place. And I’ll always be passionate about the world, because it’s so bonkers. – Annie Lennox
Having children, they’re not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can’t speak on their behalf. – Annie Lennox
I don’t think feminism is about the exclusion of men but their inclusion… we must face and address those issues, especially to include younger men and boys. – Annie Lennox
You wouldn’t find a Joni Mitchell on ‘X Factor;’ that’s not the place. ‘X Factor’ is a specific thing for people that want to go through that process – it’s a factory, you know, and it’s owned and stitched-up by puppet masters. – Annie Lennox
The person who inspired me the most was a friend of mine, Anita Roddick. I know that Anita wasn’t known to be an ardent feminist, but she truly was. – Annie Lennox
I’m from a working-class background, and I’ve experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike. – Annie Lennox
Our ancestors are totally essential to our every waking moment, although most of us don’t even have the faintest idea about their lives, their trials, their hardships or challenges. – Annie Lennox
You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’ – Annie Lennox
The dynamic between two individuals starts off with everything warm and nice and fabulous and good. Working and living together can serve you quite well, but when it starts to go wrong – oh, boy! – Annie Lennox
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 Lennox
I’m a female but I have a masculine side and I’m not going to negate that part of myself. – Annie Lennox
I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice. – Annie Lennox
Pop stars are so busy having a career that they don’t really have a lot of time for activism. – Annie Lennox