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My mother and grandmother... they were my first muses. The way they dressed and carried themselves was an education in elegance. They defined the word.

I was raised to be some kind of artist.

I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.

I grew up with artists.

I was raised around music.

My parents were opera singers and voice teachers, so growing up, I admired musicians and dancers.

My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.

The male muse is an unaccountably rare thing in art. Where does that leave female artists looking for inspiration?

I guess my husband is a muse as well.

Every woman I have known has actually deepened my spiritual awareness. Even if I have been a selfish man and treated them badly... There were two women, I won't name them, who had a powerful religious effect on me. The ancient idea of a muse is there.