Politics Are Not My Arena. Music Is.

I Don't Feel One's Personal Medical Condition Is Everybody's Business. It Just Isn't Something You Advertise, And It's Not Open To Discussion.

I Love Producing, Writing. I Rarely Write With Other Writers Unless I Have A Real Great Respect For Them. Like Burt Bacharach, Or Carole Sager, Or Stevie Wonder. Somebody Like Smokey - Like That. Otherwise, I Choose To Write Alone.

I'm A Big Woman. I Need Big Hair.

Clark Terry Is An American Master. I Love To Listen To Him, Particularly 'mumbles.' I Was So Delighted When We Received Degrees Together, Along With Edward Kennedy, At The New England Conservatory In 1997.

I've Always Felt That Rock & Roll Was Very, Very Wholesome.