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" All I needed to do was sing with conviction, speaking my truth from the heart, honestly and straightforwardly, and to offer my words, ideas and music to the audience as if it were one collective friend that I'd known for a very long time. "
Friend
Music
Time
" Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist. "
Eric
Dream
Guitarist
" Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend. "
Friend
Think
Freedom
" Had my grandparents not emigrated when they did, I might have been born Jewish in Eastern Europe during World War II, or I might not have been born at all. Instead, I was born in 1942 in New York City. "
New York
World
New
" I didn't want to be an artist. "
Artist
Want
" I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing. "
Good
Feel
Feel Good
" I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring. "
Stuff
Listening
Listen
" I'm a songwriter first. "
First
Songwriter
" In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious. "
Obstacle
Woman
Never
" I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous. "
Singer
Wanted
Never
" I think Madonna has a great deal of intelligence and capability. I have a lot of respect for her. She's taken her career and maximized it with intelligence and creativity. "
Creativity
Respect
Intelligence
" I used to hate the sound of my voice. "
Hate
Used
Sound
" I've had a remarkable life. I seem to be in such good places at the right time. You know, if you were to ask me to sum my life up in one word, gratitude. "
My Life
Life
Good
" I was taking singing lessons, and they'd say, 'Your voice is too hoarse. You have to do more exercises.' "
Voice
Singing
Say
" I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me. "
Royal
Concert
Time
" I write heavily under the influence of James Taylor. "
Taylor
James
I Write
" My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view. "
Vision
Life
My Life
" My name at birth was Carol Joan Klein. It would take me five decades to appreciate my surname and the history that came with it. Along the way, I would add an 'e' to Carol and acquire several more surnames. "
Birth
Name
Appreciate
" My one area of vulnerability was I didn't know how to have a healthy relationship with a man. "
Healthy
Know
Relationship
" My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted to be. "
Anything
Wanted
Parents
" Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album. "
Hear
Wait
Sensitive
" Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first. "
Create
Know
First
" The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own. "
Vision
Get
Own
" There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever. "
Having
Albums
Downside
" When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world. "
Dog
You
Smile
" When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?' "
Courage
Fearless
You
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