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First of all I think you must
First
of
all
I
think
you
must
make good records.
make
good
records
I believe that's the secret to
I
believe
that's
the
secret
to
everyone's success
everyone's
success
and then next I would have to say work.
and
then
next
I
would
have
to
say
work
Good performances when people come to
Good
performances
when
people
come
to
see you live.
see
you
live
I believe those two attributes to my
I
believe
those
two
attributes
to
my
success I think. I always wished that
success
I
think
I
always
wished
that
people could sing along with me. you know?
people
could
sing
along
with
me
you
know
I'd love when you go to a concert and
I'd
love
when
you
go
to
a
concert
and
they sing all your songs I've gotten
they
sing
all
your
songs
I've
gotten
that this time. So it's been another type
that
this
time
So
it's
been
another
type
of recognition for me and and
of
recognition
for
me
and
and
achievement. I am how I've always been. I
achievement
I
am
how
I've
always
been
I
I care about myself. I take care of
I
care
about
myself
I
take
care
of
myself. I I've never been a drug addict
myself
I
I've
never
been
a
drug
addict
or an alcoholic. A little champagne, a
or
an
alcoholic
A
little
champagne
a
little red wine here and there but I've
little
red
wine
here
and
there
but
I've
never smoked so let's just say if we can
never
smoked
so
let's
just
say
if
we
can
attribute that to to my health and I'm
attribute
that
to
to
my
health
and
I'm
an energetic person. I want time for
an
energetic
person
I
want
time
for
myself now to enjoy life
myself
now
to
enjoy
life
and I'm taking that time I've been
and
I'm
taking
that
time
I've
been
before the audience and we've both had a
before
the
audience
and
we've
both
had
a
good time for a very long time and now I
good
time
for
a
very
long
time
and
now
I
won't be on such a stage anymore. I'll be
won't
be
on
such
a
stage
anymore
I'll
be
in and out I might run across Jagger
in
and
out
I
might
run
across
Jagger
stage every now and then or or Bryan Adams.
stage
every
now
and
then
or
or
Bryan
Adams
I'll do things but not
I'll
do
things
but
not
at this what do you call this. All of
at
this
what
do
you
call
this
All
of
this smaller smaller scale.
this
smaller
smaller
scale
Well joining me now is Liz Mitchell the
Well
joining
me
now
is
Liz
Mitchell
the
original lead singer of Boney M and she
original
lead
singer
of
Boney
M
and
she
knew and worked with Tina Turner. It is
knew
and
worked
with
Tina
Turner
It
is
lovely to talk to you today you first
lovely
to
talk
to
you
today
you
first
met her in the 1970s just looking at
met
her
in
the
1970s
just
looking
at
those videos. I mean what was she like
those
videos
I
mean
what
was
she
like
she appeared to have a Magnetic
she
appeared
to
have
a
Magnetic
Personality.
Personality
She was very kind lady very gentle. I was
She
was
very
kind
lady
very
gentle
I
was
very happy that she was not uh too proud
very
happy
that
she
was
not
uh
too
proud
to talk to me or thought that I wasn't
to
talk
to
me
or
thought
that
I
wasn't
worthy to to to share her her time with.
worthy
to
to
to
share
her
her
time
with
Um I've I've always always said and we
Um
I've
I've
always
always
said
and
we
could have been very good friends if it
could
have
been
very
good
friends
if
it
were not that artists travel around the
were
not
that
artists
travel
around
the
world and we kind of lose contact with
world
and
we
kind
of
lose
contact
with
each other but I did have her very close
each
other
but
I
did
have
her
very
close
to my heart. It's a beautiful human being.
to
my
heart
It's
a
beautiful
human
being
She was a magnificent singer and you
She
was
a
magnificent
singer
and
you
know first class performer. How much of
know
first
class
performer
How
much
of
her success we heard there from from
her
success
we
heard
there
from
from
those interviews with her one was good
those
interviews
with
her
one
was
good
records but also was was working hard.
records
but
also
was
was
working
hard
Performing hard. How much was do you
Performing
hard
How
much
was
do
you
think was down to sheer hard work and
think
was
down
to
sheer
hard
work
and
staying power?
staying
power
I think that her staying power was based
I
think
that
her
staying
power
was
based
on everything she said. The fact that she
on
everything
she
said
The
fact
that
she
does deliver completely when she
does
deliver
completely
when
she
performs. The energy level is so high
performs
The
energy
level
is
so
high
and um also she was fortunate to have
and
um
also
she
was
fortunate
to
have
had fantastic records. Lyrics that meant
had
fantastic
records
Lyrics
that
meant
something to her. She was able to deliver
something
to
her
She
was
able
to
deliver
them and I think that
them
and
I
think
that
um when you hear her songs you hear a
um
when
you
hear
her
songs
you
hear
a
truth. She is she's not telling you a
truth
She
is
she's
not
telling
you
a
non-truth. She's definitely speaking
non-truth
She's
definitely
speaking
clearly in her songs. And that private
clearly
in
her
songs
And
that
private
life away from the stage
life
away
from
the
stage
then included a really horrific period.
then
included
a
really
horrific
period
Where she was a victim of domestic
Where
she
was
a
victim
of
domestic
violence. The fact that she spoke out
violence
The
fact
that
she
spoke
out
about that it changed a lot for a lot of
about
that
it
changed
a
lot
for
a
lot
of
women. A lot of women looked at what
women
A
lot
of
women
looked
at
what
she'd gone through and and drew courage
she'd
gone
through
and
and
drew
courage
from her story. Did she, did she talk
from
her
story
Did
she
did
she
talk
about that much? Did you think that... that
about
that
much
Did
you
think
that
that
she realised the impact that it had on
she
realised
the
impact
that
it
had
on
people.
people
I don't think um that she um would talk
I
don't
think
um
that
she
um
would
talk
about that ordinarily with just anyone
about
that
ordinarily
with
just
anyone
or everyone. She was
or
everyone
She
was
um more encouraging in where the artist
um
more
encouraging
in
where
the
artist
was concerned. You know? To give you good
was
concerned
You
know
To
give
you
good
props and to make you feel good about
props
and
to
make
you
feel
good
about
yourself. The story broke and many... those
yourself
The
story
broke
and
many
those
people who knew about it uh knew about
people
who
knew
about
it
uh
knew
about
it
it
um and and those maybe most of those
um
and
and
those
maybe
most
of
those
people are the ones who talked about it.
people
are
the
ones
who
talked
about
it
Um and but
Um
and
but
I would say that she did.. She handled her
I
would
say
that
she
did
She
handled
her
life really well and she overcame her
life
really
well
and
she
overcame
her
struggles really well and today her
struggles
really
well
and
today
her
whole image is a testimony for many
whole
image
is
a
testimony
for
many
women.
women
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