The advancements that women have made are very threatening to men in the job place. There haven't been that many women in politics. If you look at the conventions, it's kind of pathetic how many men are the heads of companies. On the other hand, I'm not sure what the reality should be.

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of that.

You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers, I've got loving eyes of my own.

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

He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.

You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, but soon you'll cage me on your shelf. I'll never learn to be just me, first by myself.

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