My Love Was Bob Dylan,

Those Of Us With A Microphone Who Are Blessed With The Gift Of Being In The Public Eye Have A Special Opportunity To Give Voice To All Those Groups Whose Activism Is Sometimes Ignored Or Put On The Back Pages With The The Dumbing Down Of Television And The Tabloidization Of Journalism. As Ralph Nader Called It, "sound Barks," Not Even Sound Bites.

Between The Redwoods, Growing Up And Enjoying Nature, Camping On Almost Every Vacation, And Getting To Go To Summer Camp In The Adirondacks, It Was Really Very Apparent To Me That We Had To Preserve What We Had On The Earth.

The Great Thing About The Arts, And Especially Popular Music, Is That It Really Does Cut Across Genres And Races And Classes.

I'm One Of Those People Who Just Doesn't Plan My Personal Life. I Plan My Professional Life.

I Was Offered To Take Over For Reba In 'annie Get Your Gun,' But It Wasn't Where I Wanted To Be. I Think My Fans Would Be Upset If I Confined My Shows To One City For A Long Period Of Time.