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I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads. I told my producers that I wanted tracks that are going to blow up in the clubs, but I also wanted songs that were very melodic and with a lot of instrumentation.
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So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.
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I was in New York, miserable because I was working supper clubs but I wasn't expressing myself. I was really unhappy with my life. I saw Max Roach again and he told me I didn't have to do things like that. He made me an honest woman on the stage. I have been performing in that tradition since. I feel that I'm a serious performer now whereas then I wanted to be but I didn't know how.
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If you don't have sex and you don't do drugs, your rock 'n' roll better be awfully good.
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The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.
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My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster
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Lately I've been listening to some classical music again, some jazz.
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Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family.
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New York seems conducted by jazz, animated by it. It is essentially a city of rhythm.
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Jazz has the ability to absorb & transform influences from diverse musical styles.
