I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.

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I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.

I gave up my childhood for a career.

I gave up my childhood for a career.

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am,...

I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am,...

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go...

I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go...

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen...

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen...

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation...

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation...

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.

A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still...

A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still...

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm...

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm...

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with...

I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with...

All right so he got shot in the foot, why is it a big fuckin'...

All right so he got shot in the foot, why is it a big fuckin'...

I've been in the yard with the Mexican mafia and I only run with niggaz...

I've been in the yard with the Mexican mafia and I only run with niggaz...

The same liberty that protects me also protects members of the Mafia.

The same liberty that protects me also protects members of the Mafia.

You want me, you're going to have to come and get me!

You want me, you're going to have to come and get me!

I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford...

I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford...

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.