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

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.