I Had A Wonderful Childhood, But I

Making A Living In The Arts, Though, Creates So Many Jobs For Other People.

I Have Been All Over The World. I Have Met Some Wonderful People, Lots Of Them Very Simple, Whom Nobody Will Ever Hear About, But Who Have Been Fabulous To Me.

I Was Born In Montreal And Came From A Lower-middle-class Family.

Perhaps, Once I Am Gone, The One Thing I Might Be Remembered For Is Having Sung A Great Deal Of Mahler With A Great Many Phenomenal Conductors. It Is Wonderful Music, Very Spiritual.

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.