I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

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You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight,...

You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight,...

Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then...

Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then...

Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought...

Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought...

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

No, because I've never really changed my style that much.

No, because I've never really changed my style that much.

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I...

I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I...

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than...

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than...

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her...

A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her...

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures...

There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures...

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go...

I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go...

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

We need role models who are going to break the mold.

We need role models who are going to break the mold.

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually...

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually...

You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.

You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.

I think that most people really know if it's a really great album.

I think that most people really know if it's a really great album.

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to...

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to...