I Had A Wonderful Childhood, But I

When I Started To Sing, My Mother Would Have Me Engaged To Perform At The Women's Christian Temperance Union National Or Annual Meetings. I Would Hate Doing This Because I Wanted To Play Baseball Or Go Off Skiing.

Young People Can Get Very Discouraged And Get Hooked On Drugs Or On Alcohol Because Of Problems They Perceive As Insurmountable. It Is Important That They Realize A Mistake Need Not Ruin Their Future, But They Must Also Know That Not Everything In Life Is A Bed Of Roses.

I Thought I Should Go To New York Because It Was The Place To Go To Study. I Went And Tried To Get An Application From The Juilliard School But They Wouldn't Even Give Me One Because I Didn't Have My High School Graduation.

My Book Has A Lot Of Parts Of My Life That People Don't Know About.

After Bruno Walter, My Career Went In Leaps And Bounds. I Have Had 35 Years Of A Career That Is Just Incredible, And A Wonderful Time All Over The World.