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I'm always in bare feet.
I am a rabid Maple Leaf fan.
I'm originally from Nova Scotia.
Turbines are a curiosity, but only once.
We are all more capable than we think we are.
My kids suffered because I wasn't home enough.
I wanted Rosemary Clooney to like 'Hey There.'
I find that touring keeps your voice in great shape.
Nobody can have a career that lasts forever on radio.
I want to build a house in Indian Harbour, that's all.
Nelly Furtado has the right idea in reinventing herself.
I'm the type of personality who just can't settle for less.
I devoured everything on the radio, I felt like I knew music.
I have been told that my voice is very suited to oldies albums.
There was a time when using TV to sell albums was frowned upon.
It's hard for performers to grow old gracefully, but I'm trying.
I don't sing as well as I used to. Nor does anyone else in their 60s.
I hated L.A., so spread out, so phony. It's like Vegas. It isn't real.
With my kids I just missed so many things, and that's a regret I have.
I've always had good songs, it's the great songs that are difficult to find.
But I'm a real Gemini; I'm completely different at home than when I'm on tour.
If I can still sing and still perform to my satisfaction, I don't mind touring.
I sold my soul, you brought it back for me. And held me up, and gave me dignity.
Canadian tours are big and difficult, because of the large spaces between cities.
That's the God's truth - I've forgotten that I was famous. I guess it's laughable.
When I was growing up everybody I knew could sing. I had no choice. I had to sing.
'That's Not The Way It's Supposed To Be' was a good video, but it didn't do anything.
I do duets with folks like Randy Goodman, Aaron Neville, Bryan Adams, people like that.
I've never found it any tougher being a woman than a man, but I've always been the boss.
We didn't have the Grand Ole Opry or country radio stations in Nova Scotia when I was growing up.
I say 'no' a lot. And if I knew how easy it was to say no, I would have started saying it earlier.
When I decided to retire I thought I should align myself with a charity that can use my high profile.
There's no formula for choosing songs. I've beeen lucky over the years. You just hear it and you do it.
Just once how I'd like to see the headline say, not much to print today, can't find anything bad to say.
It's a great time to do a show, at Christmas time. People are by and large in a Christmas frame of mind.
I'm called Anne because my mother, who was devout, prayed to St. Anne every day of her pregnancy with me.
People who buy my records don't go into music stores - music stores which are fading before our very eyes.
Whether or not I considered myself a country singer, when I sang a country song, I was as good as anybody.
I just love when I'm playing Northumberland and I'm on the back nine and I see the water and the link bridge.
I didn't have a life. Basically, for 40 years it was my work and my nose was to the grindstone the whole time.
Late in my career, I was asked to do an inspirational record and a duets album and I didn't want to do either.
Wind turbines are imposing structures and definitely not the kind of thing one wants to see from a golf course.
Strings have been a part of my career and my albums since the very first day. 'Snowbird' had beautiful strings.
I don't want to look out and perform in front of people who are drunk. I did that when I was playing little clubs.
When I was young my heart was young then, too. And anything that it would tell me, that's the thing that I would do.
People want new faces. And I don't blame them. It's just getting difficult for us oldsters to get anyone to take notice.
There's nothing I hate more than having to cancel shows. In 36 years of performing, I think I've only canceled six times.
The first time I remember going to Nashville was in 1971 back when 'Snowbird' was a hit and I performed at the Grand Ole Opry.
I don't call myself any kind of singer. I leave that to other people because there are plenty out there who're quick to do that.
It was nice to be home for a change. Nice to be with my husband. Nice to be with the kids. But it's also nice to be touring again.