Deplorable, A Rancid Smelling Aphrodisiac . .

At Heart, I Guess I'm A Saloon Singer Because There's A Greater Intimacy Between Performer And Audience In A Nightclub. Then Again, I Love The Excitement Of Appearing Before A Big Concert Audience. Let's Just Say That The Place Isn't Important, As Long As Everybody Has A Good Time.

The Reading Of The Song Is Vital. The Written Word Is First Always . . . First. Not Belittling The Music, But It Really Is A Backdrop. To Convey The Meaning Of A Song You Need To Look At The Lyric And Understand It.

With Few Exceptions, Every Major Pop Singer In The Us During Her Generation Has Been Touched In Some Way By Her Genius. It Is Billie Holiday Who Was, And Still Remains, The Greatest Single Musical Influence On Me. Lady Day Is Unquestionably The Most Important Influence On American Popular Singing In The Last Twenty Years.

I Want To Be Buried With A Zippo, A Roll Of Dimes & A Bottle Of Jack!

Trouble Just Seems To Come My Way-unbidden, Unwelcome, Unneeded.