It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

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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,...

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

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...

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...

No, because I've never really changed my style that much.

No, because I've never really changed my style that much.

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape...

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape...

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...

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...

The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.

The models for me were more the folk-rock singers of the '60s and '70s.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...