"I gave up my childhood for a career."

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"The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me."

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"I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash."

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"I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with the Mafia."

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"I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media."

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"A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around."

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"The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders."

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"I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame."

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"I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on."

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"I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can."

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