My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

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Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually...

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually...

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...

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...

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

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 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 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'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through...

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through...

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...

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 had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

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.