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" I felt sidelined by the industry, by the preoccupation with finding something newer, younger. "

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" There's a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world. "

" When you're in your 20s, there's maybe a little room for you to not be at the top of your artistic game, if you look good on a magazine cover. When you're not on the cover of the magazines anymore, then you realize that the work has to be great. "

" A lot of the carols were not as you hear them now. "

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" I guess my husband is a muse as well. "

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Wonderful People

" I'm a hard worker. I get my hands dirty. "

" I became a mom at 37 and having a child has been an emancipation for me. "

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" I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off. "

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" I want to be an integrated woman. "