Powerful voices

I’m definitely of the old school. I like melodies and I like real instruments. I like to see a smiling face across from me rather than a bank of computers. I like to play with real people. 

Happy 70th birthday, Christine!

I was always living half in my imagination and half in the real world. I had constant fantasies about the future. They didn’t particularly involve being a pop singer but I wanted to be a star.

Happy 68th birthday, Deborah!

Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun

People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.

Forever Young - Joan Baez

It's not all about being famous, that's hard work. It's about doing what you want and if you want to sing, get on with it. I wanted to sing. It wasn't about making money or making records. I didn't think I would be making records when I entered that talent competition. It was just about getting in the clubs and singing.

Happy 62nd birthday, Bonnie!

I didn't want to be just this chiffon girl. I need to really, really write for them and need them to know it. From that point, I set upon developing an intimate relationship with the kids who listen. With every song I write, I really try to express a situation. I want people to know if I can get through something, anybody can. I try never to leave them with a depressing feeling.

Happy 65th birthday, Stevie!

"In this business you have to be tough, and if someone pushes me really far I can certainly be impossible. I've always said, "If you're nice they walk over you and if you stand up for yourself they call you a bitch."

Happy 67th birthday, Cher!

Dusty Springfield.

"My life is full of drama, and I don't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like. I don't like going to the gym. I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine. Even if I had a really good figure, I don't think I'd get my tits and ass out for no one."

Happy 25th birthday, Adele!