"I don't think I'm singing. I feel like I'm playing a horn."

"I never had a publicist. I never had a press agent. I just had my voice."

"I'm not supposed to be a singer. I'm supposed to be a painter. I can paint, you know."

"I was turning tricks as a call girl, but I decided I wasn't going to be anybody's maid."

"I think it's a big mistake to try to please everybody."