Bette Midler On Her Photo On Live At Last Album: “Sure, I like the picture. I’ve been in the closet about my body for too long. But I want you to know I do draw the line. The other day, I had a call from Tokyo. I could hardly hear this woman. The first thing she said, in a heavy accent is, ‘What is measure?’ I said, ‘What?’ She said ‘What is bust?’ I said, ‘What?’ again. She said ‘Bust, waist, hips…what is measure?’ I said, ‘Oh, my measurements!’ I gave them to her, but that didn’t stop her. ‘Many stars send us lipstick print and breast print.’ ‘Breast print,’ I screamed. ‘What are you talking about?’ She said, ‘we put paint on body, then roll on paper, print paper on T-shirt, and sell. That way people know what is your size.’ ‘I’m not that far out of the closet.’” (Morning Star, July 3, 1977)
