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I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself.

I loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do.

When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth.

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.

If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.

What I loved with Billie Holiday is she had a good way of parlaying the sorrow with a positive musical twist.

I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.

I think my first musical memory is actually listening to Billie Holiday. I think I must have been, like, 3 or 4 years old.

The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'

Probably to me the greatest singer, female voice, is Billie Holiday. And one of the most moving for me, I don't know why - maybe it's nostalgia, maybe because my life is one of constant partying, whatever.