Anne Murray

Late in my career, I was asked to do an inspirational record and a duets album and I didn't want to do either.

When I was a kid, it was just a wild dream to think that I would've had a career like this, and I really didn't think that was possible. But things just kind of started to roll, and I was caught up in it, and I went with it.

You know what I find truly amazing? I haven't had a hit record since the mid-'80s, and still people show up to pack up the places I'm playing.

Canadian tours are big and difficult, because of the large spaces between cities.

Nelly Furtado has the right idea in reinventing herself.

As far as k. d. lang is concerned, she grew up devouring my music. She sent me a song when she was 8 years old, and she says I never wrote back.

I'm a little more interested in smelling the roses, playing more golf and tennis and more cross-country skiiing and doing stuff with my kids.

My kids suffered because I wasn't home enough.

You have to be real sharp when you're touring. I'm dull normal at home. So when I come off the road, my kids have to put up with Mom making cracks every five minutes for a couple of days.

With my kids I just missed so many things, and that's a regret I have.

But I'm a real Gemini; I'm completely different at home than when I'm on tour.

A lot of people want to put you in a slot. They want to categorize you. So I fought that, because I liked all different kinds of music.