I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

Being in this business for as long as I've been in it, it's sort of...

Being in this business for as long as I've been in it, it's sort of...

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.

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...

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...