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"I can see me continuing to make the best music I can, and let the chips fall where they may."

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

"I just really longed to do music that reflected me as an adult and music that I thought was for other adults."

"Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it."

"So all of the music had reference, or is inspired by something of the dharma that I've come in contact with."

"A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit."

"There's nothing to compare to live music, there just isn't anything."

"That's where it begins and ends for me and these songs were the ones that touched me the deepest. It was like I was laying hold of some part of me that I didn't even know was there until I let it out."

"Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music."
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"Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity."


"I am continually embarrassed by people who point me out as an example of what can be done without training."


"I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth."


"It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song."


"Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another."


"During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches."


"Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy war bonds."


"Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women."
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