Sheryl Crow Opens Up About Pink Pony, Music, Gun Control and Beating Cancer

Like the frayed jeans on her latest album cover “Threads,” Sheryl Crow has no trouble discussing how real-life scenarios can be stitched together and torn apart. As a headliner for Ralph Lauren’s “Together in Pink” campaign in support of the Pink Pony initiative, the recording artist spoke of her commitment to the designer’s breast cancer awareness efforts. “He’s constantly working toward bettering the experience for people who are caregivers to people with breast cancer and also raising research money. He’s just very committed and I love the way he goes about it,” she said. “This year, the campaign is about having a conversation. Typically, people don’t want to talk about it. It’s sometimes difficult to get women to be diligent about getting mammograms. In some instances, women don’t want to find out. They don’t want the disruption in their life.” Diagnosed with breast cancer more than 13 years ago, Crow described herself then “as the picture of good health and the last person you would think who would be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.” But by having the conversation publicly, she has convinced many other women how breast cancer can strike anyone. “It helped push forward the idea that until there is

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