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"I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on."
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"No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work."


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"I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems."


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"When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do."


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