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"Being a rock widow is not my job, so I would hire people to do it for me."
People
"I'm ultimately a widow and a single mother, who's not even getting to be a mother right now. I am so alone, it's freaky."
Mother
"I'm offended every time I see George Bush on TV!"
Time
"Being a rock star is like being a cult leader - you really have to be in your own religion."
Religion
"I'll always prefer to play with women and hang out with women, and I'll always be a feminist. But let me tell you something. Gloria Steinem never helped me out; Larry Flynt did."
Woman
"Warren Beatty took an interest in my career at one point."
Career
"The only thing that's really riled me up in the last ten years has been the White Stripes. That's the one band that's gotten me competitive, and that's good."
Years
"What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars."
Money
"I surrounded myself with women when I was growing up because I had this horrible psycho father. Now I'm trying to really appreciate and like men more."
Men
"Rock is all about writing your own script; it's all about pioneering."
Writing
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"We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us."
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"A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad."
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"It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'"
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"My parents were involved in everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do."
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"Johnny Mercer was my father's best friend and became mine as well. And Harold Arlen, whom I would call Uncle Harry, and Harry Warren: those were ones who I really became close to."
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"I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes."
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"My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic."
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"Laura Bush went on national television during the week of my father's funeral and spoke out against embryonic stem cell research, pointing out that where Alzheimer's is concerned, we don't have proof that stem-cell treatment would be effective."
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"I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great."
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"My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad."
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