Barbra Streisand in Malibu in July 2023.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
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Barbra Streisandknows she’s “guilty” of writing a long book.
“I wanted two volumes,” she told the outlet. “Who wants to hold a heavy book like that in their hands?”
The “Memory” musician “was very late in delivering the book.”
The book, which she was originally meant to be submitted in two years, took take her 10 years to finish. (It was initially announced in 2015 with a publishing date set for 2017.)
But its 970 pages, she hopes, encompasses her legacy.
“If you want to read about me in 20 years or 50 years, whatever it is — if there’s still aworld—these are my words. These are my thoughts," she said.
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Streisand also reminisces about her high-profile romances and dalliances with stars likeMarlon Brando, ex-husbandElliott Gould(with whom she shares sonJason Gould) and former Canadian Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau— which all eventually paved the way for her to find everlasting love withJames Brolin, herhusband of 25 years.
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Streisand released two albums on Oct. 27 —Yentl: 40th Anniversary Deluxe EditionandEvergreens: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records —both of which celebrated career milestones for the singer-songwriter.
Yentl: 40th Anniversary Deluxe EditionandEvergreens, mark two pivotal moments in Streisand’s legendary career, respectively — the anniversary of her 1983 musical filmYentland the anniversary of her signing with Columbia back in 1962.
source: people.com
