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

I've learned that nobody's perfect, and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore.

The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.

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

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my sister Lucy. We wore matching dresses as the Simon Sisters.

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

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