Originally Posted by
TheMotownManiac
brilliant! I hadn’t thought about it that way, but, I think you’ve nailed it. She has mentioned many times that she felt her older sister was approved of better or liked better or whatever you wanna call it. True or not, that may very well have played into the behavior we are now discussing. Later She was a victim of emotional abuse and dealt with it as best she could, although clearly not well. That interview in 1966 where she describes dreams of being torn apart by cats and never being able to relax shows how she coped. The stress must have been intolerable and I think lashing out released some steam. It’s never excusable, but there’s always reasons why some play “I’m better than you.”
My sister is exactly the same way, only worse, as she’s not added happiness to the world. She’s treated horribly by her husband and takes it out on the rest of us.
And I agree with those who discuss her quick temper, as her band members have mentioned stories of lightning fast outbursts and recoveries as if they never happened [[also lots of warm, fuzzy stuff.) Used to be I could get stories from employees at Caesars Palace or other venues. Imperious pretty much sums up the gist of them, but in the last 20 years or so, much the opposite. Maybe she’s mellowed or, looked back and not liked what she saw.
‘’anyway, no, I don’t think she’d have called Sinatra a moron.Lol.