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One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside.
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I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to sing.
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We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.
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I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
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You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.
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You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new.
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My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.
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I think that most people really know if it's a really great album.
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Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.
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We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.
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There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.
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I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go to someplace that seems like a revelation or a strong connection to an emotional truth.
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