The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September. I'm in for the duration.
Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.
I was never into the Bluegrass, Bill Monroe and stuff like that.
But what was interesting about what the Who did is that we took things which were happening in the pop genre and represent them to people so that they see them in a new way. I think the best example is Andy Warhol's work, the image of Marilyn Monroe ...
Vivien Leigh was a phenomenal actress, a very complicated woman, living on the edge of mental problems, haunted by demons and angels. And though I've never thought of myself like Marilyn Monroe, I was inspired by the tremendous risk she took - of bei...
I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon.
I was asked once if I ever got tired of playing bimbos, and I answered that I've never played a bimbo. I've always played smart, manipulative women. Marilyn Monroe and Judy Holliday, who were not stupid, could play stupid really well, but I don't do ...
Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.
The best thing about success was being able to buy my parents a house.
I definitely consider myself a songwriter first because that's my best attribute.
For me, the best part of being in a band is playing shows, all the raw energy.
The best thing is being really close. The worst thing is being really close.
We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine.
I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.
I feel real confidence in working on the stage.
I look back at my twenties and see that I was much less confident.
My songs are not pretty. They're what I call optimistic realism.
Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize.
I get real excited when I hear my shows on the radio.
