None of my family had anything to do with show business, my life was totally foreign to them.

Go on, now, go. Walk out the door. Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore. Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with 'goodbye?' Did you think I'd crumble? Did you think I'd lay down and die? I will survive.

That is what I liked about being on stage. I was comfortable there, and I could be myself with confidence.

None of my family had anything to do with show business, my life was totally foreign to them.

My grandmother went to church, but my mother had been inundated with church and decided that when she had children, she would not push church or God on her children.

When I'm on stage, all is right with the world.

I started out doing covers.