Even As A Little Child, I've Always

You Know, Your President, The One With The Big Ears-he Ain't My President - Had That Woman Singing For Him At His Inauguration. She's Going To Get Her [expletive] Whooped. How Dare Beyonce Sing My Song That I Been Singing Forever. Now I'm Going To Sing It For Y'all.

Johnny Guitar... Just One Of My Favorite Singers Of All Time. I Met Him When We Were Both On The Road With Johnny Otis In The '50s When I Was A Teenager. We Traveled The Country In A Car Together.i Would Hear Him Sing Every Night.

When I'm Performing For The People, I Am Me, Then. I Am That Little Girl Who, When She Was Five Years Old, Used To Sing At Church. Or I'm That 15-year-old Young Lady Who Wanted To Be Grown And Wanted To Sing And Couldn't Wait To Be Smokin' A Cigarette, You Know?

My Mother Was A Jazz Fanatic And She Wanted Me To Play The Piano So I Could Play Jazz Tunes. I Wish I Had Learned But I Was Too Busy Getting Into Trouble!

I Was A Sloppy Kid, Wanted To Be Just Wild.