A Reporter Once Asked Me If I

The First Time I Heard A Billie Holiday Record, I Thought, 'what's So Great About Billie Holiday?'

I Try To Choose The Songs That Really Are Basically Coming From My Heart. I Think That Through The Songs That I Select, People Know What's Going On In My Life.

Criticism, Even When You Try To Ignore It, Can Hurt. I Have Cried Over Many Articles Written About Me, But I Move On And I Don't Hold On To That.

I Can Be A Better Me Than Anyone Can.

I Think A Responsibility Comes With Notoriety, But I Never Think Of It As Power. It's More Like Something You Hold, Like Grains Of Sand. If You Keep Your Hand Closed, You Can Have It And Possess It, But If You Open Your Fingers In Any Way, You Can Lose It Just As Quickly.