I wanted to travel with my dad to be close to him again. Having babies and raising my own family took so much of my time, I didn't have a chance to be with him very often.

I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.

The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?

Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!

I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel.

I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.