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" What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other. "

Barbra Streisand

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" If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday. "

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" I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway. "

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" To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good. "

" Doubt can motivate you, so don't be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out. "

" I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good. "

" I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air. "

" I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something. "

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" I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle. "

" I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process. "

" When I sing, people shut up. "

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