conversations.from: human
conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Tennessee, Marilyn, Alfred with the genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs?
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'The Woman I Was Born To Be'
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide the first four paragraphs for this book.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: The Woman I Was Born To Be
  Andy explained that 1 April is a very important day in the Japanese calendar. It's the beginning of their financial year and it's also the day that students graduate from college. The song "Wings to Fly" was of particular significance because it is traditionally sung to students on that day.
  Oh my God! I had never sung in front of a live orchestra before. When I put down the phone I did one of my little jigs on the spot. The idea was great, but my tummy was already bubbling with that strange, almost chemical reaction you get when you combine excitement with nerves. You're fizzing so much you think you might take off and fly, but at the same time you're frozen to the spot with terror.
  Over the next few days I tried to think it through rationally. This was just another step, wasn't it? Wasn't this what being a professional was all about? Wasn't this the life I had claimed to want? When Yvie Burnett agreed to come along to support me, I began to believe that I could do it. In fact, I was really starting to look forward to it. Joanne and I made plans to go out shopping to buy some clothes for the trip.
  A week before we were due to fly, Yvie called me. I could tell straight away from the timbre of her voice that something was wrong. She told me her beloved mother, Molly, had died.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide three more paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: The Budokan is a stadium built for martial arts during the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, and it is still used for that purpose, but it has also become a legendary venue for rock concerts. Not only the Beatles played there, but so did Bob Dylan and David Bowie. More recently, it has hosted performers as diverse as Céline Dion and Judas Priest. It is situated just on the other side of the Imperial Palace from the gardens we had visited that morning, and the car had to move slowly because of the crowds thronging the glorious cherry-blossom avenue.
  We arrived in the early afternoon and I did a rehearsal with the orchestra while the vast stadium was empty. Everything was going fine until a couple of hours before I was due to perform, just as Michelle was beginning to apply my make-up, when I was suddenly overwhelmed by the enormity of what was facing me.
  Finally, it was time. Andy was standing at my dressing-room door. I knew that ultimately the choice was mine. I could run away now and get the next flight home, or I could go out and show everyone what I was made of. I tried to imagine the smiling faces of all the Japanese people who had shown me so much respect and kindness; I tried to envisage my red-scarfed ladies who'd come from all corners of the globe and were waiting excitedly in the stalls. I looked at Andy, who'd put in so much work to get me to the place I was now, and at Yvie, who'd shown such professional dedication at a time of personal grief. They were both waiting patiently for me to be ready, perhaps wondering if I ever would be.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Provide the last three paragraphs.
conversations.from: assistant
conversations.value: I am indebted to my friend and teacher Frank Quinn, who has cheered and inspired me, and to His Eminence Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien for his support and hospitality.
  I am very fortunate indeed to have Andy Stephens as my manager, and I am constantly grateful for his good sense, good humour and great company. Thanks, Andy!
  Finally, my heartfelt thanks go to Imogen Parker, whose patience, sensitivity and sense of humour made the daunting task of telling my story a very enjoyable experience.