It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

Undoubtedly, Patsy Cline was a trailblazer and in that respect, all women who are singular in a man's field have a special power.

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

Worrying too much about other people's ears and not my own, I lost my way.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.

You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 I realized I had spent too long arranging my attitude.