There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

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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...

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...

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.

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.

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 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.

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

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

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

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...

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.

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...