Banner reading 'The Divine Miss M' with red-script 'Bette Midler' beside a black?and?white portrait of Bette Midler with red lips on the right.

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.

You needn’t be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, Just very enthusiastic! (From her best selling book, “The Saga of Baby Divine”)

Make sure that life is a rare entertainment! It doesn’t take anything drastic. You needn’t be gorgeous or wealthy or…

BetteBack February 26, 1998: Bette Midler Presents At The 1998 Grammy Awards

The Boston Globe February 26, 1998 Kelsey Grammer presided over last night’s Grammy Awards ceremony like a nervous substitute teacher.…