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Then I Went Through A Big Peggy Lee Stage, Then I Became Annie Ross, Then Judy Collins.

I Grew Up Not Understanding What Was True And What Was Not True. It Gave Me A Sense Of Unreality. I Was Told That This Man [mom's Lover] Was Not My Mother's Lover - When He Was. I Was Told He Was There As A Male Babysitter For My Brother So That He Would Learn Sports And Other Manly Things.

So I Suppose This Slightly Mature Fashion Sense Happened Because Of What I Had.

I'm Still More Comfortable With Standards Than With My Own Songs.

We Need Role Models Who Are Going To Break The Mold.