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My Dad Had More Compassion Than Me. He Was Nonjudgmental. He Didn't Care Where You Stood Politically. He Just Took You As A Person On Face Value. He Could Love All Stripes, And That's Why All Stripes Claim Him. He Didn't Judge.

The Religion I Have Is Music. Even The Times I Have Headaches, When I'm Singing, I Can't Feel Them. My Dad Used To Say That, Too, Especially Near The End Of His Life. He Would Be In Pain - A Lot Of Pain - And He Said The Only Time When He Didn't Feel Pain Was When He Performed And Sang.

The New Record Started Out Being About Loss, But It's Morphed Into Being About How Relationships Go On Even Though One Person Is Not In A Body Anymore.

I Wanted To Be A Songwriter.i Didn't So Much Want To Be A Performer.i More Grew Into That Just From Being A Songwriter.

I Spent Nearly Two Hours Deciding On An Outfit That Would Look As If The Subject Of Clothing Had Never Crossed My Mind, But Would In Fact Show Off My Best Features And Miraculously Hide The Extra Pounds.