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

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We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.

We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big.

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't...

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't...

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

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,...

It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face...

It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face...

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...

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape...

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape...

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...

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.

The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.

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.

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't...

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't...

You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that...

You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that...

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about...

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about...

One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to...

One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to...

I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of...

I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of...

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through...

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through...

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

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

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

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.