But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or the Everly Brothers.

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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 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 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.

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,...

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never...

I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never...

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...

Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other...

Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other...

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later...

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later...

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...

I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16...

I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16...

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...

Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

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'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...

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...

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my...

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my...

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...

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...