EXCLUSIVE OF COURSE:                          INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUPERSTARS

Tête-à-tête with Gloria Loring

Q: Which faces attract you most? Faces that catch you attention? What do you see in people?
Gloria: The ones that look like they're excited, pleased to be there. The scared ones attract my notice too. The ones who are afraid to open up.
Q: And do you write about it?
Gloria: Not that particularly.
Q: You have a lot of class. You are a refined lady. Does this class or your elegance alienates middle class people who attend your performances?
Gloria: Oh, no. I come from a very middle of the road background and I think that shines through. I don't think I'm elegant or classy. I just try to be appropriate.
Q: Is your wardrobe part of your personality?
Gloria: I think wardrobe always reflects personality. How? I like comfort, beauty, color, gracefulness. I choose that in the clothes I wear.
Q: And about the maquillage (the makeup)?
Gloria: Strong eyes, my good feature. Lipstick to enhance the smile.
Q: What do you like most about yourself?
Gloria: My adaptability.
Q: Who is your best audience?
Gloria: People who like my music!
Q: What are your best qualities as an artist?
Gloria: My ability to see an audience for the first time and begin again, singing the song with fresh ears and heart. Watching for what they need that night.
Q: And as a woman?
Gloria: My recently developed ability to apologize!
Q: Tell me about the best few lines you wrote? Your favorites?
Gloria: In "I Always Will," the song I write for my son Brennan:

In the way that the fragrance clings to the flower
In the way that a minute is held in an hour
In the same way my heart understands what is true
Nothing is closer to me than you

And for all my life and for longer still
I¹m gonna be with you, I always will
And in every dream that your years fulfill
I¹ll be with you, I always will

The song is being turned into an illustrated book.