Baltimore is one of the most beautiful towns, really. And trust me, I don't say that about every place. There is just something so quaint, old and beautiful about this place.

I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!'

As soon as my foot is in the light onstage, I am home. It is what I love to do. It is what I have always loved to do.

It suddenly struck me - I'm 70 years old. I wonder if I could possibly end my life the way I started it: doing the most joyful thing I ever did, which is to sing.

I started having a lot of problems with my voice in my mid-30s.

The interesting thing about me is that I was born poor, and I've lived rich and I've lived poor, and I know how to do both. People think rich is better. I don't know.