Anne Murray

It was nice to be home for a change. Nice to be with my husband. Nice to be with the kids. But it's also nice to be touring again. ”

There was a time when using TV to sell albums was frowned upon. ”

I used to sing all the time. But I couldn't imagine getting paid for it. ”

When you play in smaller places with a smaller symphony, sometimes there's a difference in quality. Sometimes it's murderous. Sometimes it's real torture. Other times, you get a wonderful surprise. But there's never a dull moment. ”

I knew it was time to pack it in. I was in my 60s... I could still sing but I didn't want to get to that point where people feel sorry for me. ”

Baseball was popular in the summer, but hockey was big most of the time. With five brothers, you never escaped it. We had an indoor rink in our town, and all the boys would play on it right through high school. ”

There's nothing I hate more than having to cancel shows. In 36 years of performing, I think I've only canceled six times. ”

There was a time when I never would have considered, ever, doing television commercials for records. I would never do that. That was something that you did for K-Mart. ”

It's a great time to do a show, at Christmas time. People are by and large in a Christmas frame of mind. ”

It is important what you look like, period. So, I grew up and realized, 'Just put on the shoes and wear some nice clothes and forget about it and try to sing well.' ”