I'm Not One Of Those Complicated, Mixed-up

I Am A Thing Of Beauty.

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.

Card Players Have A Saying: "it's All Right To Play If You Keep Your Eyes On The Deck" - Which Is Another Way Of Saving, "eternal Vigilance Is The Price Of Liberty."

A Friend Is Never An Imposition.

Most Of What Has Been Written About Me Is One Big Blur, But I Do Remember Being Described In One Simple Word That I Agree With. It Was In A Piece That Tore Me Apart For My Personal Behavior, But The Writer Said That When The Music Began And I Started To Sing, I Was "honest."