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I wanted to play saxophone, but all I could get were a few squeaks.

I wanted to be Gerry Mulligan, only, see, I didn't have any kind of technique. So I thought, well, baritone sax is kind of easier; I can manage that - except I couldn't afford a baritone, so I bought an alto, which was the same fingering.

Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.

My voice is an instrument.

I was a born rock n' roll sax player.

Voice is my instrument.

I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera singer.

I really wanted to just be a musician. I didn't want to be anything else, but I was funny and all that.

I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.