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I Was Interviewed For A Grammy Television Show, And They Asked Me About Nashville, And I Talked For Three Minutes And When I Finished, I Was Teared Up. The Whole Room Was Crying. Nashville Has Given Me A Home, Where I Never Had A Home Before.

I Started 'society's Child' On A Bus In East Orange As I Was Going Home From School. I Saw A Black And White Couple Sitting There And Started Thinking About It.

Did You Have An Awesome Time? Did You Drink Awesome Shooters, Listen To Awesome Music, And Then Just Sit Around And Soak Up Each Others Awesomeness?

I Was One Of I Think Three White Girls In My School. So, I Was Very Much An Outsider. And Plus I Was Jewish And All Of My Friends Were Black And Baptist Because They Listen To The Coolest Music. We Were All Listening To Ray Charles And What Was Then Called Race Music.

That's An Amazing Moment, The First Time You Hear Yourself On Radio. It's Still Thrilling.