I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.

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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...

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

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 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.

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.

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than...

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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'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,...

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...

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...