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I worry about kids and all they are exposed to. Kids get so bombarded with hard, commercial sounds. They don't even have a chance to develop the softer part of themselves without fear of being ridiculed.
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People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music.
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Please believe that I do this because I am convinced that my illness cannot be helped for any length of time and I cannot bear to be a burden on anyone any longer.
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Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through.
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I'm very happy to have a small, long, career instead of one big hit and then oblivion.
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If you sing honestly and sincerely to kids, they will respond with all their hearts.
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I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself.
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If I love a song I hope to find a way to get other people to love it too.