I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York.

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I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no...

I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be...

I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other...

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are...

It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are...

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start....

If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start....

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened...

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive...

Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for...

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son.

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or...

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to...

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written.

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written.

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part...

I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an...

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk...

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.