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I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music – I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter – that I got from my dad.

Marianne Faithfull

The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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Firsts Opera Singing
All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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All Country Do People Right
I’d love to make more money in America, that’s the heart of it. I make much more money in Europe. It’s a shame. I’m trying now to make a profit on this next tour, and I’ll be much happier.
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Heart Shame Trying
I’m glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
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Ashamed Father Mother
All I can say is I’ve been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, ‘You’re very good.’
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Body Done Lucky
Sometimes you just have to get a shock to grow up and wake up, and I’ve had lots of shocks because it’s as though I don’t learn the lessons, so something new comes and hits me.
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Growing Lessons Up Wake
I’m sick of being self-referential. I don’t want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
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Self Sick Song
I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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Goes Great Life Want
I’m a Capricorn, and they flower late.
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Capricorns Flower Late
I live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it’s not lived drawing on a full level. I’m relaxed, cool, and enjoying it.
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Drawing Levels Nice
I’ve got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I’ve thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, ‘What are the things I can do that won’t hurt me and will help me?’ The first answer is work.
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Answers Hurt Littles
Relationships have a nasty habit of reversing themselves; whatever has been done to you in a previous involvement you’ll do to the next person you’re involved with, if you get half a chance.
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Done Half Involvement Next
If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.
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Bad Times Wanted
I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.
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Stars Thinking Want
I’m interested in time, fame, death, beauty, truth, all those things.
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Death Fame Things
I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
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Body Together Yoga

I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music – I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter – that I got from my dad.

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I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music – I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter – that I got from my dad.

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