Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Liza Minnelli
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Liza Minnelli
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Daughter of director Vincente Minnelli and the incomparable Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli forged her own place among the icons of entertainment. She has achieved the rare EGOT -- winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony (four times). She's also been awarded two Golden Globes. With all that she has yet to be acknowledged with a Kennedy Honor. A multitalented super celebrity at 64, Ms. Minnelli continues to create with enthusiasm. Her newest CD, intriguingly titled "Confessions," is out on the Decca label. It was recorded in her home while she recovered from knee surgery. The production quality has a very intimate feel. For more Ms. Minnelli, mark your calendars for Dec. 11 when she will discuss her parents and her extensive career with TCM's Robert Osborne on "Private Screenings."
See the Your new CD "Confessions" is very intimate. Did you feel vulnerable?
Well, the thing is they are songs that -- I'm not performing. I'm just doing what we do at parties. I've been around music my whole life. I give parties on a Saturday or Sunday sometimes and people come over. Musicians like Tony Bennett or Janet Jackson, just a bunch of people who are pals of mine, you know? We have a good dinner, and eventually we all end up at the piano and everybody sings something. We sing it for the fun of it -- to each other. We know we don't have to perform. That's really what this album is, and they really had a little bit of trouble trying to talk me into it [laughing]. I said, "Are you sure people would be interested in this?" And Billy Stritch [her longtime pianist] said, "I think they will be." I had a knee replacement, and so we did it after that. I was homebound anyway, and there was nothing else to do. So Billy came over and we just recorded it [laughing]. We did it in my house for the fun of it.
First Published September 27, 2010 12:00 am
