In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day.

I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4, but I never really gave much thought to being a performer on my own until I was 12 or 13.

Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago.

The most exciting thing about women's liberation is that this century will be able to take advantage of talent and potential genius that have been wasted because of taboos.

It took so long to make it in America. The year I arrived was a bad year for women singers, the record company told me. So I starved. I lived in a hotel so dreadful I can't even talk about it.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.

I like music to soothe me.