Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then Judy Collins.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...