I sing the songs that people need to hear.

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening.

I've gone through so much in my life. I should have been dead a long time ago, but I am still here, and I'm the happiest I've ever been.

I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I'd spit in a minute.

Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about.

I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.

My mother used to play nothing but Billie Holiday.