"I remember my childhood as mostly work, even though I loved to sing. I wasn't forced into this business by stage parents the way judy Garland was. I did it because I enjoyeed it and because it was natural to me as drawing a breath and exhaling it. I did it because I was compelled to do it, not by parents or family, but by own inner life in the world of music. There were times, let me make that clear, when I'd come home from school and I'd only have time to put my books down and get ready for the studio. Once there, I'd sing until late at night, until it was past my bedtime, really. There was...
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